linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] rtc: fix snprintf() checking in is_rtc

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Date:   Tue, 25 May 2021 00:36:24 +0200
From:   Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com>
To:     Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>,
        Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@...ertech.it>,
        "Kim, Milo" <Milo.Kim@...com>
Cc:     Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com>,
        kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org, linux-rtc@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] rtc: fix snprintf() checking in is_rtc_hctosys()

On Tue, 11 May 2021 10:19:26 +0300, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> The scnprintf() function silently truncates the printf() and returns
> the number bytes that it was able to copy (not counting the NUL
> terminator).  Thus, the highest value it can return here is
> "NAME_SIZE - 1" and the overflow check is dead code.  Fix this by
> using the snprintf() function which returns the number of bytes that
> would have been copied if there was enough space and changing the
> condition from "> NAME_SIZE" to ">= NAME_SIZE".

Applied, thanks!

[1/1] rtc: fix snprintf() checking in is_rtc_hctosys()
      commit: 54b909436ede47e0ee07f1765da27ec2efa41e84

Best regards,
-- 
Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com>