linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] atmel: using strlcpy() to avoid possible buffer overflows

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Message-ID: <8736x1snu9.fsf@kamboji.qca.qualcomm.com>
Date:   Mon, 02 Jul 2018 17:40:14 +0300
From:   Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>
To:     YueHaibing <yuehaibing@...wei.com>
Cc:     <simon@...kelleys.org.uk>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>,
        <davem@...emloft.net>, <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] atmel: using strlcpy() to avoid possible buffer overflows

YueHaibing <yuehaibing@...wei.com> writes:

> 'firmware' is a module param which may been longer than firmware_id,
> so using strlcpy() to guard against overflows. Also priv is allocated
> with zeroed memory,no need to set firmware_id[0] to '\0'.
>
> v1 -> v2: remove priv->firmware_id[0] = '\0';
>
> Signed-off-by: YueHaibing <yuehaibing@...wei.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/wireless/atmel/atmel.c | 3 +--
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

The changelog should be after "---" line. I can fix it this time, but in
the future please use the correct location.

https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches#changelog_missing

-- 
Kalle Valo