use auto_string() where appropriate to kill a few statics
Custom linker script 'busybox_ldscript' found, using it
function old new delta
static.str 4 - -4
static.passwd 4 0 -4
bb_ask 322 311 -11
ether_print 63 47 -16
UNSPEC_print 82 66 -16
INET_sprint 59 38 -21
INET6_sprint 54 30 -24
make_human_readable_str 292 235 -57
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(add/remove: 0/1 grow/shrink: 0/7 up/down: 0/-153) Total: -153 bytes
text data bss dec hex filename
939880 992 17480 958352 e9f90 busybox_old
939736 992 17456 958184 e9ee8 busybox_unstripped
Signed-off-by: Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@googlemail.com>