linux-kernel - Re: [RFC 2/7] Input: joystick

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Date:	Wed, 9 Mar 2016 08:49:27 +0200
From:	Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
To:	Rasmus Villemoes <linux@...musvillemoes.dk>
Cc:	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
	linux-input <linux-input@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC 2/7] Input: joystick - avoid fragile snprintf use

On Tue, Mar 8, 2016 at 10:40 PM, Rasmus Villemoes
<linux@...musvillemoes.dk> wrote:
> Passing overlapping src and dst buffers to snprintf is fragile, and
> while it currently works for the special case of passing dst as the
> argument corresponding to an initial "%s" in the format string, any
> other use would very likely lead to chaos. It's easy enough to avoid,
> so let's do that.

>  static void analog_name(struct analog *analog)
>  {
> -       snprintf(analog->name, sizeof(analog->name), "Analog %d-axis %d-button",
> +       int ret = 0;

Assignment is not needed.

> +
> +       ret = scnprintf(analog->name, sizeof(analog->name), "Analog %d-axis %d-button",



-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko