linux-kernel - [PATCH] arch: mips: kernel: using strlcpy() instead of strncpy()

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Date:	Sun, 26 May 2013 16:06:06 +0800
From:	Chen Gang <gang.chen@...anux.com>
To:	ralf@...ux-mips.org, blogic@...nwrt.org, david.daney@...ium.com
CC:	linux-mips@...ux-mips.org, Linux-Arch <linux-arch@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH] arch: mips: kernel: using strlcpy() instead of strncpy()


For NUL terminated string, need always be sure of ended by zero.

Or the next pr_info() will cause issue.


Signed-off-by: Chen Gang <gang.chen@...anux.com>
---
 arch/mips/kernel/prom.c |    2 +-
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/prom.c b/arch/mips/kernel/prom.c
index 5712bb5..7e95404 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/prom.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/prom.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ __init void mips_set_machine_name(const char *name)
 	if (name == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	strncpy(mips_machine_name, name, sizeof(mips_machine_name));
+	strlcpy(mips_machine_name, name, sizeof(mips_machine_name));
 	pr_info("MIPS: machine is %s\n", mips_get_machine_name());
 }
 
-- 
1.7.7.6
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