linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] docs: stop suggesting strlcpy

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Date:   Thu, 20 Jun 2019 14:09:37 -0600
From:   Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
To:     Stephen Kitt <steve@....org>
Cc:     federico.vaga@...a.pv.it, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
        keescook@...omium.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] docs: stop suggesting strlcpy

On Thu, 13 Jun 2019 18:25:48 +0200
Stephen Kitt <steve@....org> wrote:

> Since strlcpy is deprecated, the documentation shouldn't suggest using
> it. This patch fixes the examples to use strscpy instead. It also uses
> sizeof instead of underlying constants as far as possible, to simplify
> future changes to the corresponding data structures.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stephen Kitt <steve@....org>

Applied, thanks.

jon