linux-kernel - Re: [patch 3/4] skd: use strncpy() as a cleanup

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Date:	Fri, 13 Sep 2013 15:56:05 +0300
From:	Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
To:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
Cc:	Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>, Jeff Moyer <jmoyer@...hat.com>,
	Ramprasad Chinthekindi <rchinthekindi@...c-inc.com>,
	Akhil Bhansali <abhansali@...c-inc.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org" <kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [patch 3/4] skd: use strncpy() as a cleanup

On Fri, Sep 13, 2013 at 02:03:23PM +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 13, 2013 at 10:05 AM, Dan Carpenter
> > +       strncpy(inq.driver_version, DRV_VER_COMPL,
> > +               min(sizeof(inq.driver_version), strlen(DRV_VER_COMPL)));
> 
> This does the exact same thing as memcpy(), right? So why not use that?
> memcpy() has much simpler semantics than strncpy().

You're right.  I've redone this.

regards,
dan carpenter

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