14 files changed, 94 insertions, 88 deletions

diff --git a/src/common/console_listener.cpp b/src/common/console_listener.cpp
index 27697ef1f..96970ab17 100644
--- a/src/common/console_listener.cpp
+++ b/src/common/console_listener.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ void ConsoleListener::Open(bool Hidden, int Width, int Height, const char *Title
         // Save the window handle that AllocConsole() created
         hConsole = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
         // Set the console window title
-        SetConsoleTitle(UTF8ToTStr(Title).c_str());
+        SetConsoleTitle(Common::UTF8ToTStr(Title).c_str());
         // Set letter space
         LetterSpace(80, 4000);
         //MoveWindow(GetConsoleWindow(), 200,200, 800,800, true);
@@ -193,11 +193,11 @@ void ConsoleListener::PixelSpace(int Left, int Top, int Width, int Height, bool
     {
         Str.resize(Str.size() + 1);
         if (!ReadConsoleOutputCharacter(hConsole, Str.back().data(), ReadBufferSize, coordScreen, &cCharsRead))
-            SLog += StringFromFormat("WriteConsoleOutputCharacter error");
+            SLog += Common::StringFromFormat("WriteConsoleOutputCharacter error");
 
         Attr.resize(Attr.size() + 1);
         if (!ReadConsoleOutputAttribute(hConsole, Attr.back().data(), ReadBufferSize, coordScreen, &cAttrRead))
-            SLog += StringFromFormat("WriteConsoleOutputAttribute error");
+            SLog += Common::StringFromFormat("WriteConsoleOutputAttribute error");
 
         // Break on error
         if (cAttrRead == 0) break;
@@ -223,9 +223,9 @@ void ConsoleListener::PixelSpace(int Left, int Top, int Width, int Height, bool
     for (size_t i = 0; i < Attr.size(); i++)
     {
         if (!WriteConsoleOutputCharacter(hConsole, Str[i].data(), ReadBufferSize, coordScreen, &cCharsWritten))
-            SLog += StringFromFormat("WriteConsoleOutputCharacter error");
+            SLog += Common::StringFromFormat("WriteConsoleOutputCharacter error");
         if (!WriteConsoleOutputAttribute(hConsole, Attr[i].data(), ReadBufferSize, coordScreen, &cAttrWritten))
-            SLog += StringFromFormat("WriteConsoleOutputAttribute error");
+            SLog += Common::StringFromFormat("WriteConsoleOutputAttribute error");
 
         BytesWritten += cAttrWritten;
         coordScreen = GetCoordinates(BytesWritten, LBufWidth);
diff --git a/src/common/extended_trace.cpp b/src/common/extended_trace.cpp
index 66dae4935..9cd0398ed 100644
--- a/src/common/extended_trace.cpp
+++ b/src/common/extended_trace.cpp
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ void PrintFunctionAndSourceInfo(FILE* file, const STACKFRAME& callstack)
 
     GetFunctionInfoFromAddresses((ULONG)callstack.AddrPC.Offset, (ULONG)callstack.AddrFrame.Offset, symInfo);
     GetSourceInfoFromAddress((ULONG)callstack.AddrPC.Offset, srcInfo);
-    etfprint(file, "     " + TStrToUTF8(srcInfo) + " : " + TStrToUTF8(symInfo) + "\n");
+    etfprint(file, "     " + Common::TStrToUTF8(srcInfo) + " : " + Common::TStrToUTF8(symInfo) + "\n");
 }
 
 void StackTrace( HANDLE hThread, const char* lpszMessage, FILE *file )
diff --git a/src/common/file_search.cpp b/src/common/file_search.cpp
index a9d19477d..a80a98820 100644
--- a/src/common/file_search.cpp
+++ b/src/common/file_search.cpp
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ CFileSearch::CFileSearch(const CFileSearch::XStringVector& _rSearchStrings, cons
 void CFileSearch::FindFiles(const std::string& _searchString, const std::string& _strPath)
 {
     std::string GCMSearchPath;
-    BuildCompleteFilename(GCMSearchPath, _strPath, _searchString);
+    Common::BuildCompleteFilename(GCMSearchPath, _strPath, _searchString);
 #ifdef _WIN32
     WIN32_FIND_DATA findData;
-    HANDLE FindFirst = FindFirstFile(UTF8ToTStr(GCMSearchPath).c_str(), &findData);
+    HANDLE FindFirst = FindFirstFile(Common::UTF8ToTStr(GCMSearchPath).c_str(), &findData);
 
     if (FindFirst != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
     {
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ void CFileSearch::FindFiles(const std::string& _searchString, const std::string&
             if (findData.cFileName[0] != '.')
             {
                 std::string strFilename;
-                BuildCompleteFilename(strFilename, _strPath, TStrToUTF8(findData.cFileName));
+                Common::BuildCompleteFilename(strFilename, _strPath, Common::TStrToUTF8(findData.cFileName));
                 m_FileNames.push_back(strFilename);
             }
 
diff --git a/src/common/file_util.cpp b/src/common/file_util.cpp
index b6ff2e40b..2fdc7ec01 100644
--- a/src/common/file_util.cpp
+++ b/src/common/file_util.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ bool Exists(const std::string &filename)
     StripTailDirSlashes(copy);
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
-    int result = _tstat64(UTF8ToTStr(copy).c_str(), &file_info);
+    int result = _tstat64(Common::UTF8ToTStr(copy).c_str(), &file_info);
 #else
     int result = stat64(copy.c_str(), &file_info);
 #endif
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ bool IsDirectory(const std::string &filename)
     StripTailDirSlashes(copy);
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
-    int result = _tstat64(UTF8ToTStr(copy).c_str(), &file_info);
+    int result = _tstat64(Common::UTF8ToTStr(copy).c_str(), &file_info);
 #else
     int result = stat64(copy.c_str(), &file_info);
 #endif
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ bool Delete(const std::string &filename)
     }
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
-    if (!DeleteFile(UTF8ToTStr(filename).c_str()))
+    if (!DeleteFile(Common::UTF8ToTStr(filename).c_str()))
     {
         WARN_LOG(COMMON, "Delete: DeleteFile failed on %s: %s", 
                  filename.c_str(), GetLastErrorMsg());
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ bool CreateDir(const std::string &path)
 {
     INFO_LOG(COMMON, "CreateDir: directory %s", path.c_str());
 #ifdef _WIN32
-    if (::CreateDirectory(UTF8ToTStr(path).c_str(), NULL))
+    if (::CreateDirectory(Common::UTF8ToTStr(path).c_str(), NULL))
         return true;
     DWORD error = GetLastError();
     if (error == ERROR_ALREADY_EXISTS)
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ bool DeleteDir(const std::string &filename)
     }
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
-    if (::RemoveDirectory(UTF8ToTStr(filename).c_str()))
+    if (::RemoveDirectory(Common::UTF8ToTStr(filename).c_str()))
         return true;
 #else
     if (rmdir(filename.c_str()) == 0)
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ bool Copy(const std::string &srcFilename, const std::string &destFilename)
     INFO_LOG(COMMON, "Copy: %s --> %s", 
             srcFilename.c_str(), destFilename.c_str());
 #ifdef _WIN32
-    if (CopyFile(UTF8ToTStr(srcFilename).c_str(), UTF8ToTStr(destFilename).c_str(), FALSE))
+    if (CopyFile(Common::UTF8ToTStr(srcFilename).c_str(), Common::UTF8ToTStr(destFilename).c_str(), FALSE))
         return true;
 
     ERROR_LOG(COMMON, "Copy: failed %s --> %s: %s", 
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ u64 GetSize(const std::string &filename)
     
     struct stat64 buf;
 #ifdef _WIN32
-    if (_tstat64(UTF8ToTStr(filename).c_str(), &buf) == 0)
+    if (_tstat64(Common::UTF8ToTStr(filename).c_str(), &buf) == 0)
 #else
     if (stat64(filename.c_str(), &buf) == 0)
 #endif
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ u32 ScanDirectoryTree(const std::string &directory, FSTEntry& parentEntry)
     // Find the first file in the directory.
     WIN32_FIND_DATA ffd;
 
-    HANDLE hFind = FindFirstFile(UTF8ToTStr(directory + "\\*").c_str(), &ffd);
+    HANDLE hFind = FindFirstFile(Common::UTF8ToTStr(directory + "\\*").c_str(), &ffd);
     if (hFind == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
     {
         FindClose(hFind);
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ u32 ScanDirectoryTree(const std::string &directory, FSTEntry& parentEntry)
     do
     {
         FSTEntry entry;
-        const std::string virtualName(TStrToUTF8(ffd.cFileName));
+        const std::string virtualName(Common::TStrToUTF8(ffd.cFileName));
 #else
     struct dirent dirent, *result = NULL;
 
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ bool DeleteDirRecursively(const std::string &directory)
 #ifdef _WIN32
     // Find the first file in the directory.
     WIN32_FIND_DATA ffd;
-    HANDLE hFind = FindFirstFile(UTF8ToTStr(directory + "\\*").c_str(), &ffd);
+    HANDLE hFind = FindFirstFile(Common::UTF8ToTStr(directory + "\\*").c_str(), &ffd);
 
     if (hFind == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
     {
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ bool DeleteDirRecursively(const std::string &directory)
     // windows loop
     do
     {
-        const std::string virtualName(TStrToUTF8(ffd.cFileName));
+        const std::string virtualName(Common::TStrToUTF8(ffd.cFileName));
 #else
     struct dirent dirent, *result = NULL;
     DIR *dirp = opendir(directory.c_str());
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ std::string& GetExeDirectory()
     {
         TCHAR Dolphin_exe_Path[2048];
         GetModuleFileName(NULL, Dolphin_exe_Path, 2048);
-        DolphinPath = TStrToUTF8(Dolphin_exe_Path);
+        DolphinPath = Common::TStrToUTF8(Dolphin_exe_Path);
         DolphinPath = DolphinPath.substr(0, DolphinPath.find_last_of('\\'));
     }
     return DolphinPath;
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ bool IOFile::Open(const std::string& filename, const char openmode[])
 {
     Close();
 #ifdef _WIN32
-    _tfopen_s(&m_file, UTF8ToTStr(filename).c_str(), UTF8ToTStr(openmode).c_str());
+    _tfopen_s(&m_file, Common::UTF8ToTStr(filename).c_str(), Common::UTF8ToTStr(openmode).c_str());
 #else
     m_file = fopen(filename.c_str(), openmode);
 #endif
diff --git a/src/common/file_util.h b/src/common/file_util.h
index 0871734d4..fdae5c9c8 100644
--- a/src/common/file_util.h
+++ b/src/common/file_util.h
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ template <typename T>
 void OpenFStream(T& fstream, const std::string& filename, std::ios_base::openmode openmode)
 {
 #ifdef _WIN32
-	fstream.open(UTF8ToTStr(filename).c_str(), openmode);
+	fstream.open(Common::UTF8ToTStr(filename).c_str(), openmode);
 #else
 	fstream.open(filename.c_str(), openmode);
 #endif
diff --git a/src/common/log_manager.cpp b/src/common/log_manager.cpp
index 4e1cb60bd..9fd019fb3 100644
--- a/src/common/log_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/common/log_manager.cpp
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ void LogManager::Log(LogTypes::LOG_LEVELS level, LogTypes::LOG_TYPE type, const
     if (!log->IsEnabled() || level > log->GetLevel() || ! log->HasListeners())
         return;
 
-    CharArrayFromFormatV(temp, MAX_MSGLEN, fmt, args);
+    Common::CharArrayFromFormatV(temp, MAX_MSGLEN, fmt, args);
 
     static const char level_to_char[7] = "ONEWID";
     sprintf(msg, "%s %s:%u %c[%s] %s: %s\n", Common::Timer::GetTimeFormatted().c_str(), file, line, 
diff --git a/src/common/mem_arena.cpp b/src/common/mem_arena.cpp
index b76ac92d3..d4dd933bf 100644
--- a/src/common/mem_arena.cpp
+++ b/src/common/mem_arena.cpp
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ void MemArena::GrabLowMemSpace(size_t size)
     // a bit more.
     for (int i = 0; i < 10000; i++)
     {
-        std::string file_name = StringFromFormat("/citramem.%d", i);
+        std::string file_name = Common::StringFromFormat("/citramem.%d", i);
         fd = shm_open(file_name.c_str(), O_RDWR | O_CREAT | O_EXCL, 0600);
         if (fd != -1)
         {
diff --git a/src/common/memory_util.cpp b/src/common/memory_util.cpp
index e01e63175..1496002e9 100644
--- a/src/common/memory_util.cpp
+++ b/src/common/memory_util.cpp
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ std::string MemUsage()
     if (NULL == hProcess) return "MemUsage Error";
 
     if (GetProcessMemoryInfo(hProcess, &pmc, sizeof(pmc)))
-        Ret = StringFromFormat("%s K", ThousandSeparate(pmc.WorkingSetSize / 1024, 7).c_str());
+        Ret = Common::StringFromFormat("%s K", Common::ThousandSeparate(pmc.WorkingSetSize / 1024, 7).c_str());
 
     CloseHandle(hProcess);
     return Ret;
diff --git a/src/common/msg_handler.cpp b/src/common/msg_handler.cpp
index 3e02ec4d7..b3556aaa8 100644
--- a/src/common/msg_handler.cpp
+++ b/src/common/msg_handler.cpp
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ bool MsgAlert(bool yes_no, int Style, const char* format, ...)
 
     va_list args;
     va_start(args, format);
-    CharArrayFromFormatV(buffer, sizeof(buffer)-1, str_translator(format).c_str(), args);
+    Common::CharArrayFromFormatV(buffer, sizeof(buffer)-1, str_translator(format).c_str(), args);
     va_end(args);
 
     ERROR_LOG(MASTER_LOG, "%s: %s", caption.c_str(), buffer);
diff --git a/src/common/string_util.cpp b/src/common/string_util.cpp
index c489c868b..bd4c33391 100644
--- a/src/common/string_util.cpp
+++ b/src/common/string_util.cpp
@@ -17,14 +17,16 @@
     #include <iconv.h>
 #endif
 
+namespace Common {
+
 /// Make a string lowercase
-std::string LowerStr(std::string str) {
+std::string ToLower(std::string str) {
     std::transform(str.begin(), str.end(), str.begin(), ::tolower);
     return str;
 }
 
 /// Make a string uppercase
-std::string UpperStr(std::string str) {
+std::string ToUpper(std::string str) {
     std::transform(str.begin(), str.end(), str.begin(), ::toupper);
     return str;
 }
@@ -541,3 +543,5 @@ std::string UTF16ToUTF8(const std::wstring& input)
 }
 
 #endif
+
+}
diff --git a/src/common/string_util.h b/src/common/string_util.h
index b1118816e..16ce39bc1 100644
--- a/src/common/string_util.h
+++ b/src/common/string_util.h
@@ -12,12 +12,13 @@
 
 #include "common/common.h"
 
-/// Make a string lowercase
+namespace Common {
 
-std::string LowerStr(std::string str);
+/// Make a string lowercase
+std::string ToLower(std::string str);
 
 /// Make a string uppercase
-std::string UpperStr(std::string str);
+std::string ToUpper(std::string str);
 
 std::string StringFromFormat(const char* format, ...);
 // Cheap!
@@ -112,3 +113,5 @@ inline std::string UTF8ToTStr(const std::string& str)
 #endif
 
 #endif
+
+}
diff --git a/src/core/arm/disassembler/arm_disasm.cpp b/src/core/arm/disassembler/arm_disasm.cpp
index 33e036cbf..45c720e16 100644
--- a/src/core/arm/disassembler/arm_disasm.cpp
+++ b/src/core/arm/disassembler/arm_disasm.cpp
@@ -260,14 +260,14 @@ std::string ARM_Disasm::DisassembleALU(Opcode opcode, uint32_t insn)
     // The "mov" instruction ignores the first operand (rn).
     rn_str[0] = 0;
     if ((flags & kNoOperand1) == 0) {
-        rn_str = StringFromFormat("r%d, ", rn);
+        rn_str = Common::StringFromFormat("r%d, ", rn);
     }
 
     // The following instructions do not write the result register (rd):
     // tst, teq, cmp, cmn.
     rd_str[0] = 0;
     if ((flags & kNoDest) == 0) {
-        rd_str = StringFromFormat("r%d, ", rd);
+        rd_str = Common::StringFromFormat("r%d, ", rd);
     }
 
     const char *sbit_str = "";
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ std::string ARM_Disasm::DisassembleALU(Opcode opcode, uint32_t insn)
         sbit_str = "s";
 
     if (is_immed) {
-        return StringFromFormat("%s%s%s\t%s%s#%u  ; 0x%x",
+        return Common::StringFromFormat("%s%s%s\t%s%s#%u  ; 0x%x",
                 opname, cond_to_str(cond), sbit_str, rd_str.c_str(), rn_str.c_str(), immed, immed);
     }
 
@@ -290,24 +290,24 @@ std::string ARM_Disasm::DisassembleALU(Opcode opcode, uint32_t insn)
     rotated_val = (rotated_val >> rotate2) | (rotated_val << (32 - rotate2));
 
     if (!shift_is_reg && shift_type == 0 && shift_amount == 0) {
-        return StringFromFormat("%s%s%s\t%s%sr%d",
+        return Common::StringFromFormat("%s%s%s\t%s%sr%d",
                 opname, cond_to_str(cond), sbit_str, rd_str.c_str(), rn_str.c_str(), rm);
     }
 
     const char *shift_name = shift_names[shift_type];
     if (shift_is_reg) {
-        return StringFromFormat("%s%s%s\t%s%sr%d, %s r%d",
+        return Common::StringFromFormat("%s%s%s\t%s%sr%d, %s r%d",
                 opname, cond_to_str(cond), sbit_str, rd_str.c_str(), rn_str.c_str(), rm,
                 shift_name, rs);
     }
     if (shift_amount == 0) {
         if (shift_type == 3) {
-            return StringFromFormat("%s%s%s\t%s%sr%d, RRX",
+            return Common::StringFromFormat("%s%s%s\t%s%sr%d, RRX",
                     opname, cond_to_str(cond), sbit_str, rd_str.c_str(), rn_str.c_str(), rm);
         }
         shift_amount = 32;
     }
-    return StringFromFormat("%s%s%s\t%s%sr%d, %s #%u",
+    return Common::StringFromFormat("%s%s%s\t%s%sr%d, %s #%u",
             opname, cond_to_str(cond), sbit_str, rd_str.c_str(), rn_str.c_str(), rm,
             shift_name, shift_amount);
 }
@@ -325,20 +325,20 @@ std::string ARM_Disasm::DisassembleBranch(uint32_t addr, Opcode opcode, uint32_t
     offset += 8;
     addr += offset;
     const char *opname = opcode_names[opcode];
-    return StringFromFormat("%s%s\t0x%x", opname, cond_to_str(cond), addr);
+    return Common::StringFromFormat("%s%s\t0x%x", opname, cond_to_str(cond), addr);
 }
 
 std::string ARM_Disasm::DisassembleBX(uint32_t insn)
 {
     uint8_t cond = (insn >> 28) & 0xf;
     uint8_t rn = insn & 0xf;
-    return StringFromFormat("bx%s\tr%d", cond_to_str(cond), rn);
+    return Common::StringFromFormat("bx%s\tr%d", cond_to_str(cond), rn);
 }
 
 std::string ARM_Disasm::DisassembleBKPT(uint32_t insn)
 {
     uint32_t immed = (((insn >> 8) & 0xfff) << 4) | (insn & 0xf);
-    return StringFromFormat("bkpt\t#%d", immed);
+    return Common::StringFromFormat("bkpt\t#%d", immed);
 }
 
 std::string ARM_Disasm::DisassembleCLZ(uint32_t insn)
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ std::string ARM_Disasm::DisassembleCLZ(uint32_t insn)
     uint8_t cond = (insn >> 28) & 0xf;
     uint8_t rd = (insn >> 12) & 0xf;
     uint8_t rm = insn & 0xf;
-    return StringFromFormat("clz%s\tr%d, r%d", cond_to_str(cond), rd, rm);
+    return Common::StringFromFormat("clz%s\tr%d, r%d", cond_to_str(cond), rd, rm);
 }
 
 std::string ARM_Disasm::DisassembleMemblock(Opcode opcode, uint32_t insn)
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ std::string ARM_Disasm::DisassembleMemblock(Opcode opcode, uint32_t insn)
     tmp_list[0] = 0;
     for (int ii = 0; ii < 16; ++ii) {
         if (reg_list & (1 << ii)) {
-            tmp_list += StringFromFormat("%sr%d", comma, ii);
+            tmp_list += Common::StringFromFormat("%sr%d", comma, ii);
             comma = ",";
         }
     }
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ std::string ARM_Disasm::DisassembleMemblock(Opcode opcode, uint32_t insn)
         }
     }
 
-    return StringFromFormat("%s%s%s\tr%d%s, {%s}%s",
+    return Common::StringFromFormat("%s%s%s\tr%d%s, {%s}%s",
             opname, cond_to_str(cond), addr_mode, rn, bang, tmp_list.c_str(), carret);
 }
 
@@ -432,10 +432,10 @@ std::string ARM_Disasm::DisassembleMem(uint32_t insn)
     if (is_reg == 0) {
         if (is_pre) {
             if (offset == 0) {
-                return StringFromFormat("%s%s%s\tr%d, [r%d]",
+                return Common::StringFromFormat("%s%s%s\tr%d, [r%d]",
                         opname, cond_to_str(cond), byte, rd, rn);
             } else {
-                return StringFromFormat("%s%s%s\tr%d, [r%d, #%s%u]%s",
+                return Common::StringFromFormat("%s%s%s\tr%d, [r%d, #%s%u]%s",
                         opname, cond_to_str(cond), byte, rd, rn, minus, offset, bang);
             }
         } else {
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ std::string ARM_Disasm::DisassembleMem(uint32_t insn)
             if (write_back)
                 transfer = "t";
 
-            return StringFromFormat("%s%s%s%s\tr%d, [r%d], #%s%u",
+            return Common::StringFromFormat("%s%s%s%s\tr%d, [r%d], #%s%u",
                     opname, cond_to_str(cond), byte, transfer, rd, rn, minus, offset);
         }
     }
@@ -457,16 +457,16 @@ std::string ARM_Disasm::DisassembleMem(uint32_t insn)
     if (is_pre) {
         if (shift_amount == 0) {
             if (shift_type == 0) {
-                return StringFromFormat("%s%s%s\tr%d, [r%d, %sr%d]%s",
+                return Common::StringFromFormat("%s%s%s\tr%d, [r%d, %sr%d]%s",
                         opname, cond_to_str(cond), byte, rd, rn, minus, rm, bang);
             }
             if (shift_type == 3) {
-                return StringFromFormat("%s%s%s\tr%d, [r%d, %sr%d, RRX]%s",
+                return Common::StringFromFormat("%s%s%s\tr%d, [r%d, %sr%d, RRX]%s",
                         opname, cond_to_str(cond), byte, rd, rn, minus, rm, bang);
             }
             shift_amount = 32;
         }
-        return StringFromFormat("%s%s%s\tr%d, [r%d, %sr%d, %s #%u]%s",
+        return Common::StringFromFormat("%s%s%s\tr%d, [r%d, %sr%d, %s #%u]%s",
                 opname, cond_to_str(cond), byte, rd, rn, minus, rm,
                 shift_name, shift_amount, bang);
     }
@@ -477,17 +477,17 @@ std::string ARM_Disasm::DisassembleMem(uint32_t insn)
 
     if (shift_amount == 0) {
         if (shift_type == 0) {
-            return StringFromFormat("%s%s%s%s\tr%d, [r%d], %sr%d",
+            return Common::StringFromFormat("%s%s%s%s\tr%d, [r%d], %sr%d",
                     opname, cond_to_str(cond), byte, transfer, rd, rn, minus, rm);
         }
         if (shift_type == 3) {
-            return StringFromFormat("%s%s%s%s\tr%d, [r%d], %sr%d, RRX",
+            return Common::StringFromFormat("%s%s%s%s\tr%d, [r%d], %sr%d, RRX",
                     opname, cond_to_str(cond), byte, transfer, rd, rn, minus, rm);
         }
         shift_amount = 32;
     }
 
-    return StringFromFormat("%s%s%s%s\tr%d, [r%d], %sr%d, %s #%u",
+    return Common::StringFromFormat("%s%s%s%s\tr%d, [r%d], %sr%d, %s #%u",
             opname, cond_to_str(cond), byte, transfer, rd, rn, minus, rm,
             shift_name, shift_amount);
 }
@@ -528,22 +528,22 @@ std::string ARM_Disasm::DisassembleMemHalf(uint32_t insn)
     if (is_immed) {
         if (is_pre) {
             if (offset == 0) {
-                return StringFromFormat("%s%sh\tr%d, [r%d]", opname, cond_to_str(cond), rd, rn);
+                return Common::StringFromFormat("%s%sh\tr%d, [r%d]", opname, cond_to_str(cond), rd, rn);
             } else {
-                return StringFromFormat("%s%sh\tr%d, [r%d, #%s%u]%s",
+                return Common::StringFromFormat("%s%sh\tr%d, [r%d, #%s%u]%s",
                         opname, cond_to_str(cond), rd, rn, minus, offset, bang);
             }
         } else {
-            return StringFromFormat("%s%sh\tr%d, [r%d], #%s%u",
+            return Common::StringFromFormat("%s%sh\tr%d, [r%d], #%s%u",
                     opname, cond_to_str(cond), rd, rn, minus, offset);
         }
     }
 
     if (is_pre) {
-        return StringFromFormat("%s%sh\tr%d, [r%d, %sr%d]%s",
+        return Common::StringFromFormat("%s%sh\tr%d, [r%d, %sr%d]%s",
                 opname, cond_to_str(cond), rd, rn, minus, rm, bang);
     } else {
-        return StringFromFormat("%s%sh\tr%d, [r%d], %sr%d",
+        return Common::StringFromFormat("%s%sh\tr%d, [r%d], %sr%d",
                 opname, cond_to_str(cond), rd, rn, minus, rm);
     }
 }
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ std::string ARM_Disasm::DisassembleMCR(Opcode opcode, uint32_t insn)
     uint8_t crm = insn & 0xf;
 
     const char *opname = opcode_names[opcode];
-    return StringFromFormat("%s%s\t%d, 0, r%d, cr%d, cr%d, {%d}",
+    return Common::StringFromFormat("%s%s\t%d, 0, r%d, cr%d, cr%d, {%d}",
             opname, cond_to_str(cond), cpnum, crd, crn, crm, opcode2);
 }
 
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ std::string ARM_Disasm::DisassembleMLA(Opcode opcode, uint32_t insn)
     uint8_t bit_s = (insn >> 20) & 1;
 
     const char *opname = opcode_names[opcode];
-    return StringFromFormat("%s%s%s\tr%d, r%d, r%d, r%d",
+    return Common::StringFromFormat("%s%s%s\tr%d, r%d, r%d, r%d",
             opname, cond_to_str(cond), bit_s ? "s" : "", rd, rm, rs, rn);
 }
 
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ std::string ARM_Disasm::DisassembleUMLAL(Opcode opcode, uint32_t insn)
     uint8_t bit_s = (insn >> 20) & 1;
 
     const char *opname = opcode_names[opcode];
-    return StringFromFormat("%s%s%s\tr%d, r%d, r%d, r%d",
+    return Common::StringFromFormat("%s%s%s\tr%d, r%d, r%d, r%d",
             opname, cond_to_str(cond), bit_s ? "s" : "", rdlo, rdhi, rm, rs);
 }
 
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ std::string ARM_Disasm::DisassembleMUL(Opcode opcode, uint32_t insn)
     uint8_t bit_s = (insn >> 20) & 1;
 
     const char *opname = opcode_names[opcode];
-    return StringFromFormat("%s%s%s\tr%d, r%d, r%d",
+    return Common::StringFromFormat("%s%s%s\tr%d, r%d, r%d",
             opname, cond_to_str(cond), bit_s ? "s" : "", rd, rm, rs);
 }
 
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ std::string ARM_Disasm::DisassembleMRS(uint32_t insn)
     uint8_t rd = (insn >> 12) & 0xf;
     uint8_t ps = (insn >> 22) & 1;
 
-    return StringFromFormat("mrs%s\tr%d, %s", cond_to_str(cond), rd, ps ? "spsr" : "cpsr");
+    return Common::StringFromFormat("mrs%s\tr%d, %s", cond_to_str(cond), rd, ps ? "spsr" : "cpsr");
 }
 
 std::string ARM_Disasm::DisassembleMSR(uint32_t insn)
@@ -636,13 +636,13 @@ std::string ARM_Disasm::DisassembleMSR(uint32_t insn)
         uint8_t rotate = (insn >> 8) & 0xf;
         uint8_t rotate2 = rotate << 1;
         uint32_t rotated_val = (immed >> rotate2) | (immed << (32 - rotate2));
-        return StringFromFormat("msr%s\t%s_%s, #0x%x",
+        return Common::StringFromFormat("msr%s\t%s_%s, #0x%x",
                 cond_to_str(cond), pd ? "spsr" : "cpsr", flags, rotated_val);
     }
 
     uint8_t rm = insn & 0xf;
 
-    return StringFromFormat("msr%s\t%s_%s, r%d",
+    return Common::StringFromFormat("msr%s\t%s_%s, r%d",
             cond_to_str(cond), pd ? "spsr" : "cpsr", flags, rm);
 }
 
@@ -658,14 +658,14 @@ std::string ARM_Disasm::DisassemblePLD(uint32_t insn)
 
     if (is_reg) {
         uint8_t rm = insn & 0xf;
-        return StringFromFormat("pld\t[r%d, %sr%d]", rn, minus, rm);
+        return Common::StringFromFormat("pld\t[r%d, %sr%d]", rn, minus, rm);
     }
 
     uint16_t offset = insn & 0xfff;
     if (offset == 0) {
-        return StringFromFormat("pld\t[r%d]", rn);
+        return Common::StringFromFormat("pld\t[r%d]", rn);
     } else {
-        return StringFromFormat("pld\t[r%d, #%s%u]", rn, minus, offset);
+        return Common::StringFromFormat("pld\t[r%d, #%s%u]", rn, minus, offset);
     }
 }
 
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ std::string ARM_Disasm::DisassembleSWI(uint32_t insn)
     uint8_t cond = (insn >> 28) & 0xf;
     uint32_t sysnum = insn & 0x00ffffff;
 
-    return StringFromFormat("swi%s 0x%x", cond_to_str(cond), sysnum);
+    return Common::StringFromFormat("swi%s 0x%x", cond_to_str(cond), sysnum);
 }
 
 std::string ARM_Disasm::DisassembleSWP(Opcode opcode, uint32_t insn)
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ std::string ARM_Disasm::DisassembleSWP(Opcode opcode, uint32_t insn)
     uint8_t rm = insn & 0xf;
 
     const char *opname = opcode_names[opcode];
-    return StringFromFormat("%s%s\tr%d, r%d, [r%d]", opname, cond_to_str(cond), rd, rm, rn);
+    return Common::StringFromFormat("%s%s\tr%d, r%d, [r%d]", opname, cond_to_str(cond), rd, rm, rn);
 }
 
 Opcode ARM_Disasm::Decode(uint32_t insn) {
diff --git a/src/core/hle/svc.cpp b/src/core/hle/svc.cpp
index bdcfae6f5..0ce3f027b 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/svc.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/svc.cpp
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ Result CreateThread(u32 priority, u32 entry_point, u32 arg, u32 stack_top, u32 p
         TSymbol symbol = Symbols::GetSymbol(entry_point);
         name = symbol.name;
     } else {
-        name = StringFromFormat("unknown-%08x", entry_point);
+        name = Common::StringFromFormat("unknown-%08x", entry_point);
     }
 
     Handle thread = Kernel::CreateThread(name.c_str(), entry_point, priority, arg, processor_id,
diff --git a/src/core/loader/loader.cpp b/src/core/loader/loader.cpp
index ce1154b79..1f895ed2e 100644
--- a/src/core/loader/loader.cpp
+++ b/src/core/loader/loader.cpp
@@ -28,22 +28,21 @@ FileType IdentifyFile(const std::string &filename) {
     }
 
     size_t extension_loc = filename.find_last_of('.');
-    std::string extension = extension_loc != std::string::npos ? filename.substr(extension_loc) : "";
-
-    if (LowerStr(extension) == ".elf") {
-        return FileType::ELF; // TODO(bunnei): Do some filetype checking :p
-    }
-    else if (LowerStr(extension) == ".axf") {
-        return FileType::ELF; // TODO(bunnei): Do some filetype checking :p
-    }
-    else if (LowerStr(extension) == ".cxi") {
-        return FileType::CXI; // TODO(bunnei): Do some filetype checking :p
-    }
-    else if (LowerStr(extension) == ".cci") {
-        return FileType::CCI; // TODO(bunnei): Do some filetype checking :p
-    }
-    else if (LowerStr(extension) == ".bin") {
-        return FileType::BIN; // TODO(bunnei): Do some filetype checking :p
+    if (extension_loc == std::string::npos)
+        return FileType::Unknown;
+    std::string extension = Common::ToLower(filename.substr(extension_loc));
+
+    // TODO(bunnei): Do actual filetype checking instead of naively checking the extension
+    if (extension == ".elf") {
+        return FileType::ELF;
+    } else if (extension == ".axf") {
+        return FileType::ELF;
+    } else if (extension == ".cxi") {
+        return FileType::CXI;
+    } else if (extension == ".cci") {
+        return FileType::CCI;
+    } else if (extension == ".bin") {
+        return FileType::BIN;
     }
     return FileType::Unknown;
 }