linux-hardening - Re: [PATCH 3/8] MIPS: sni: Replace deprecated strcpy() in sni_console

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Message-ID: <aLGAKCeTQBxV16Ns@alpha.franken.de>
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2025 12:25:44 +0200
From: Thomas Bogendoerfer <tsbogend@...ha.franken.de>
To: Thorsten Blum <thorsten.blum@...ux.dev>
Cc: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@...e.de>,
	linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org, linux-mips@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/8] MIPS: sni: Replace deprecated strcpy() in
 sni_console_setup()

On Sun, Aug 17, 2025 at 08:37:13PM +0200, Thorsten Blum wrote:
> strcpy() is deprecated; use strscpy() instead.
> 
> Link: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/88
> Signed-off-by: Thorsten Blum <thorsten.blum@...ux.dev>
> ---
>  arch/mips/sni/setup.c | 3 ++-
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/mips/sni/setup.c b/arch/mips/sni/setup.c
> index 03cb69937258..fc7da12284f5 100644
> --- a/arch/mips/sni/setup.c
> +++ b/arch/mips/sni/setup.c
> @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
>  #include <linux/export.h>
>  #include <linux/console.h>
>  #include <linux/screen_info.h>
> +#include <linux/string.h>
>  
>  #ifdef CONFIG_FW_ARC
>  #include <asm/fw/arc/types.h>
> @@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ static void __init sni_console_setup(void)
>  			break;
>  		}
>  		if (baud)
> -			strcpy(options, baud);
> +			strscpy(options, baud);
>  		if (strncmp(cdev, "tty552", 6) == 0)
>  			add_preferred_console("ttyS", port,
>  					      baud ? options : NULL);
> -- 
> 2.50.1

applied to mips-next.

Thomas.

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