linux-kernel - Re: a few strncpy-related patches

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Date:	Mon, 20 Aug 2012 22:47:27 +0200
From:	Jim Meyering <jim@...ering.net>
To:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: a few strncpy-related patches

Andi Kleen wrote:
> Jim Meyering <jim@...ering.net> writes:
>
>> I've seen a few too many cases of strncpy misuse.
>> Looking through linux sources, I spotted/fixed these:
>>
>> [PATCH] ACPI: remove unwarranted use of strncpy
>> [PATCH] fs/9p: avoid debug OOPS when reading a long symlink
>> [PATCH] kmemleak: avoid buffer overrun: NUL-terminate strncpy-copied
>> [PATCH] bfa: avoid buffer overrun for 12-byte model name
>> [PATCH] cifs: remove misleading strncpy: each name has length < 16
>
> Better to convert tham all to strlcpy?
>
> The kernel has it.

Anything is better than strncpy.
Is there consensus here that strlcpy is preferred?
Would the integrator(s) even require consensus?

    $ git grep -w strncpy|wc -l
    987
    $ git grep -w strlcpy|wc -l
    1345

In any case, shouldn't fixing bugs and obvious misuse be separate
from any global NSC conversion?
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