powerpc/lib: Implement strlen() in assembly for PPC32

The generic implementation of strlen() reads strings byte per byte.

This patch implements strlen() in assembly based on a read of entire
words, in the same spirit as what some other arches and glibc do.

On a 8xx the time spent in strlen is reduced by 3/4 for long strings.

strlen() selftest on an 8xx provides the following values:

Before the patch (ie with the generic strlen() in lib/string.c):

  len 256 : time = 1.195055
  len 016 : time = 0.083745
  len 008 : time = 0.046828
  len 004 : time = 0.028390

After the patch:

  len 256 : time = 0.272185 ==> 78% improvment
  len 016 : time = 0.040632 ==> 51% improvment
  len 008 : time = 0.033060 ==> 29% improvment
  len 004 : time = 0.029149 ==> 2% degradation

On a 832x:

Before the patch:

  len 256 : time = 0.236125
  len 016 : time = 0.018136
  len 008 : time = 0.011000
  len 004 : time = 0.007229

After the patch:

  len 256 : time = 0.094950 ==> 60% improvment
  len 016 : time = 0.013357 ==> 26% improvment
  len 008 : time = 0.010586 ==> 4% improvment
  len 004 : time = 0.008784

Signed-off-by: Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@c-s.fr>
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au>

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