linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] virt: move from strlcpy with unused retval to strscpy

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Date:   Fri, 19 Aug 2022 11:02:21 +0200
From:   Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>
To:     Wolfram Sang <wsa+renesas@...g-engineering.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] virt: move from strlcpy with unused retval to strscpy

Hi,

On 8/18/22 23:01, Wolfram Sang wrote:
> Follow the advice of the below link and prefer 'strscpy' in this
> subsystem. Conversion is 1:1 because the return value is not used.
> Generated by a coccinelle script.
> 
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/CAHk-=wgfRnXz0W3D37d01q3JFkr_i_uTL=V6A6G1oUZcprmknw@mail.gmail.com/
> Signed-off-by: Wolfram Sang <wsa+renesas@...g-engineering.com>

Thanks, patch looks good to me:

Reviewed-by: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>

Regards,

Hans


> ---
>  drivers/virt/vboxguest/vboxguest_core.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/virt/vboxguest/vboxguest_core.c b/drivers/virt/vboxguest/vboxguest_core.c
> index 0b43efddea22..dfd69bd77f53 100644
> --- a/drivers/virt/vboxguest/vboxguest_core.c
> +++ b/drivers/virt/vboxguest/vboxguest_core.c
> @@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ static int vbg_report_guest_info(struct vbg_dev *gdev)
>  	req2->additions_revision = VBG_SVN_REV;
>  	req2->additions_features =
>  		VMMDEV_GUEST_INFO2_ADDITIONS_FEATURES_REQUESTOR_INFO;
> -	strlcpy(req2->name, VBG_VERSION_STRING,
> +	strscpy(req2->name, VBG_VERSION_STRING,
>  		sizeof(req2->name));
>  
>  	/*