linux-kernel - Re: [RESEND PATCH] smack: Replace kzalloc + strncpy with kstrndup

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Date:   Tue, 7 Jun 2022 12:18:21 -0700
From:   Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:     "GONG, Ruiqi" <gongruiqi1@...wei.com>
Cc:     Casey Schaufler <casey@...aufler-ca.com>,
        James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>,
        "Serge E . Hallyn" <serge@...lyn.com>,
        linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Wang Weiyang <wangweiyang2@...wei.com>,
        Xiu Jianfeng <xiujianfeng@...wei.com>
Subject: Re: [RESEND PATCH] smack: Replace kzalloc + strncpy with kstrndup

On Tue, Jun 07, 2022 at 05:36:49PM +0800, GONG, Ruiqi wrote:
> Simplify the code by using kstrndup instead of kzalloc and strncpy in
> smk_parse_smack(), which meanwhile remove strncpy as [1] suggests.
> 
> [1]: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/90
> 
> Signed-off-by: GONG, Ruiqi <gongruiqi1@...wei.com>

Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>

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Kees Cook