netdev - [PATCH net-next] ath5k: use strscpy() to instead of strncpy()

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Date:   Fri, 23 Dec 2022 10:34:45 +0800 (CST)
From:   <yang.yang29@....com.cn>
To:     <jirislaby@...nel.org>
Cc:     <mickflemm@...il.com>, <mcgrof@...nel.org>, <kvalo@...nel.org>,
        <davem@...emloft.net>, <edumazet@...gle.com>, <kuba@...nel.org>,
        <pabeni@...hat.com>, <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>,
        <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        <xu.panda@....com.cn>, <yang.yang29@....com.cn>
Subject: [PATCH net-next] ath5k: use strscpy() to instead of strncpy()

From: Xu Panda <xu.panda@....com.cn>

The implementation of strscpy() is more robust and safer.
That's now the recommended way to copy NUL-terminated strings.

Signed-off-by: Xu Panda <xu.panda@....com.cn>
Signed-off-by: Yang Yang <yang.yang29@....com>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/led.c | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/led.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/led.c
index 33e9928af363..439052984796 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/led.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/led.c
@@ -131,8 +131,7 @@ ath5k_register_led(struct ath5k_hw *ah, struct ath5k_led *led,
 	int err;

 	led->ah = ah;
-	strncpy(led->name, name, sizeof(led->name));
-	led->name[sizeof(led->name)-1] = 0;
+	strscpy(led->name, name, sizeof(led->name));
 	led->led_dev.name = led->name;
 	led->led_dev.default_trigger = trigger;
 	led->led_dev.brightness_set = ath5k_led_brightness_set;
-- 
2.15.2