diff --git a/include/asm-alpha/string.h b/include/asm-alpha/string.h
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+++ b/include/asm-alpha/string.h
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+#ifndef __ALPHA_STRING_H__
+#define __ALPHA_STRING_H__
+
+#ifdef __KERNEL__
+
+/*
+ * GCC of any recent vintage doesn't do stupid things with bcopy.
+ * EGCS 1.1 knows all about expanding memcpy inline, others don't.
+ *
+ * Similarly for a memset with data = 0.
+ */
+
+#define __HAVE_ARCH_MEMCPY
+extern void * memcpy(void *, const void *, size_t);
+#define __HAVE_ARCH_MEMMOVE
+extern void * memmove(void *, const void *, size_t);
+
+/* For backward compatibility with modules.  Unused otherwise.  */
+extern void * __memcpy(void *, const void *, size_t);
+
+#define memcpy __builtin_memcpy
+
+#define __HAVE_ARCH_MEMSET
+extern void * __constant_c_memset(void *, unsigned long, size_t);
+extern void * __memset(void *, int, size_t);
+extern void * memset(void *, int, size_t);
+
+#define memset(s, c, n)							    \
+(__builtin_constant_p(c)						    \
+ ? (__builtin_constant_p(n) && (c) == 0					    \
+    ? __builtin_memset((s),0,(n)) 					    \
+    : __constant_c_memset((s),0x0101010101010101UL*(unsigned char)(c),(n))) \
+ : __memset((s),(c),(n)))
+
+#define __HAVE_ARCH_STRCPY
+extern char * strcpy(char *,const char *);
+#define __HAVE_ARCH_STRNCPY
+extern char * strncpy(char *, const char *, size_t);
+#define __HAVE_ARCH_STRCAT
+extern char * strcat(char *, const char *);
+#define __HAVE_ARCH_STRNCAT
+extern char * strncat(char *, const char *, size_t);
+#define __HAVE_ARCH_STRCHR
+extern char * strchr(const char *,int);
+#define __HAVE_ARCH_STRRCHR
+extern char * strrchr(const char *,int);
+#define __HAVE_ARCH_STRLEN
+extern size_t strlen(const char *);
+#define __HAVE_ARCH_MEMCHR
+extern void * memchr(const void *, int, size_t);
+
+/* The following routine is like memset except that it writes 16-bit
+   aligned values.  The DEST and COUNT parameters must be even for 
+   correct operation.  */
+
+#define __HAVE_ARCH_MEMSETW
+extern void * __memsetw(void *dest, unsigned short, size_t count);
+
+#define memsetw(s, c, n)						 \
+(__builtin_constant_p(c)						 \
+ ? __constant_c_memset((s),0x0001000100010001UL*(unsigned short)(c),(n)) \
+ : __memsetw((s),(c),(n)))
+
+extern int strcasecmp(const char *, const char *);
+
+#endif /* __KERNEL__ */
+
+#endif /* __ALPHA_STRING_H__ */