linux-kernel - [PATCH 1/2] get_task_comm: use strlcpy instead of strncpy

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Date:	Sun, 14 Jun 2009 18:57:47 +0200
From:	Evgeni Golov <sargentd@...-welt.net>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Evgeni Golov <sargentd@...-welt.net>
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] get_task_comm: use strlcpy instead of strncpy

it's used in set_task_comm too and as far as I understand it should
be used everywhere.

Signed-off-by: Evgeni Golov <sargentd@...-welt.net>
---
 fs/exec.c |    2 +-
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index e639957..6f1eeb8 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@ char *get_task_comm(char *buf, struct task_struct *tsk)
 {
 	/* buf must be at least sizeof(tsk->comm) in size */
 	task_lock(tsk);
-	strncpy(buf, tsk->comm, sizeof(tsk->comm));
+	strlcpy(buf, tsk->comm, sizeof(tsk->comm));
 	task_unlock(tsk);
 	return buf;
 }
-- 
1.6.3.1

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