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Introduce a similar\none, and start making use of it in a few places. Also the existing\nmemdup() helper can be put to more use.\n\nThere are lots more places one could modify. But for code shared with\nhost tools, one would need to do some refactoring, putting memdup()\nand memdup_nul() in their own str-util.c TU which could then also be\nincluded in the tools build.\n\nv2: Fix grammar in commit msg, add Simon's R-B to patches 1-8, add\ntest (new patch 9).\n\nv1: https://lore.kernel.org/u-boot/20260412195947.1982729-1-ravi@prevas.dk/\n\nRasmus Villemoes (9):\n string: fix prototype of memdup()\n stdio: drop stdio_clone\n lib/string.c: drop pointless __HAVE_ARCH_STRDUP\n lib/string.c: introduce memdup_nul() helper\n lib/string.c: implement strdup() and strndup() in terms of\n memdup_nul()\n lib/hashtable.c: use memdup_nul() in himport_r\n common/cli.c: use memdup_nul() in run_command_list()\n drivers/core: use memdup() instead of malloc()+memcpy()\n test: lib: add test of memdup_nul()\n\n common/cli.c | 4 +---\n common/stdio.c | 18 +--------------\n drivers/core/acpi.c | 3 +--\n drivers/core/ofnode.c | 3 +--\n drivers/core/root.c | 3 +--\n include/linux/string.h | 18 ++++++++++++---\n include/stdio_dev.h | 1 -\n lib/hashtable.c | 7 +++---\n lib/string.c | 51 +++++++++++++++---------------------------\n test/lib/string.c | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\n 10 files changed, 75 insertions(+), 67 deletions(-)"}