linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] strncpy() will not \0 terminate result

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Date:	Thu, 13 Jan 2011 23:46:27 +0100
From:	Wolfram Sang <w.sang@...gutronix.de>
To:	Jesper Juhl <jj@...osbits.net>
Cc:	Tony Finch <dot@...at.at>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] strncpy() will not \0 terminate result

On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 11:35:39PM +0100, Jesper Juhl wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Mpass() in scripts/unifdef.c has this code:
>   strncpy(keyword, "if  ", 4);
> this will fail to \0 terminate the destination.
> Following patch should fix that up.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jesper Juhl <jj@...osbits.net>

Thanks for fixing those issues. If you could spend a few more seconds on the
subject line (missing sth like "scripts/unifdef"-prefix; I initially was
fearing the bug was in lib/string.c) and the commit-message (which reads like a
mail), that would be helpful for reviewers.

Kind regards,

   Wolfram

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