Problems compiling hdparm with string.h (2.4.x)

[Gregor Jasny]

I've just tried to compile hdparm v3.9 with a vanilla 2.4.1 tree.
Gcc complained about serveral parse errors in /usr/include/linux/string.h.
Compiling with an >=ac6 release works fine.
Why isn't the little string.h fix not included in 2.4.1?

Regards, Gregor

PS: Is this normal: (ac-12, 1xPIII, iBX , IO-, UP- and LOCAL-APIC=y)
/proc/interrupts
           CPU0
  0:    9997185          XT-PIC  timer
  1:      51952          XT-PIC  keyboard
  2:          0          XT-PIC  cascade
  7:     482976          XT-PIC  parport0
  9:    8270642          XT-PIC  eth0, EMU10K1
 10:     932284          XT-PIC  bttv
 12:     930300          XT-PIC  PS/2 Mouse
 14:      77025          XT-PIC  ide0
 15:          4          XT-PIC  ide1
NMI:    9995269
LOC:    9996969
ERR:          0