linux-hardening - Re: [PATCH] net: dsa: qca8k: replace deprecated strncpy with ethtool

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Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2023 03:10:26 +0000
From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To: Justin Stitt <justinstitt@...gle.com>
Cc: andrew@...n.ch, f.fainelli@...il.com, olteanv@...il.com,
 davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com, kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com,
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 linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: dsa: qca8k: replace deprecated strncpy with
 ethtool_sprintf

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>:

On Mon, 09 Oct 2023 18:34:45 +0000 you wrote:
> `strncpy` is deprecated for use on NUL-terminated destination strings
> [1] and as such we should prefer more robust and less ambiguous string
> interfaces.
> 
> ethtool_sprintf() is designed specifically for get_strings() usage.
> Let's replace strncpy in favor of this more robust and easier to
> understand interface.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - net: dsa: qca8k: replace deprecated strncpy with ethtool_sprintf
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/382bb32d3865

You are awesome, thank you!
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