diff --git a/include/asm-i386/string.h b/include/asm-i386/string.h
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+++ b/include/asm-i386/string.h
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+#ifndef __ASM_I386_STRING_H
+#define __ASM_I386_STRING_H
+
+/*
+ * We don't do inline string functions, since the
+ * optimised inline asm versions are not small.
+ */
+
+#define __HAVE_ARCH_STRRCHR
+extern char * strrchr(const char * s, int c);
+
+#define __HAVE_ARCH_STRCHR
+extern char * strchr(const char * s, int c);
+
+#define __HAVE_ARCH_MEMCPY
+extern void * memcpy(void *, const void *, __kernel_size_t);
+
+#define __HAVE_ARCH_MEMMOVE
+extern void * memmove(void *, const void *, __kernel_size_t);
+
+#define __HAVE_ARCH_MEMCHR
+extern void * memchr(const void *, int, __kernel_size_t);
+
+#define __HAVE_ARCH_MEMSET
+extern void * memset(void *, int, __kernel_size_t);
+
+#define __HAVE_ARCH_MEMZERO
+extern void memzero(void *ptr, __kernel_size_t n);
+
+#endif