linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] net: ethernet: intel: ixgbe: ixgbe_main.c: Cleaning up missing null-terminate in conjunction with strncpy

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Date:	Mon, 28 Jul 2014 08:39:35 -0700
From:	Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
To:	Rickard Strandqvist <rickard_strandqvist@...ctrumdigital.se>
Cc:	Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>,
	Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>,
	Bruce Allan <bruce.w.allan@...el.com>,
	Carolyn Wyborny <carolyn.wyborny@...el.com>,
	Don Skidmore <donald.c.skidmore@...el.com>,
	Greg Rose <gregory.v.rose@...el.com>,
	Alex Duyck <alexander.h.duyck@...el.com>,
	John Ronciak <john.ronciak@...el.com>,
	Mitch Williams <mitch.a.williams@...el.com>,
	Linux NICS <linux.nics@...el.com>,
	e1000-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: ethernet: intel: ixgbe: ixgbe_main.c:  Cleaning up
 missing null-terminate in conjunction with strncpy

On Sat, 26 Jul 2014 16:24:36 +0200
Rickard Strandqvist <rickard_strandqvist@...ctrumdigital.se> wrote:

> Replacing strncpy with strlcpy to avoid strings that lacks null terminate.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Rickard Strandqvist <rickard_strandqvist@...ctrumdigital.se>
> ---
			   hw->mac.type, hw->phy.type, hw->phy.sfp_type,

This patch doesn't change anything.
Netdev is already zeroed when allocated therefore doing strncpy() guarantees
it will be null terminated.
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