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

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Date:   Fri, 19 Aug 2022 12:55:56 +0300
From:   Nikolay Aleksandrov <razor@...ckwall.org>
To:     Wolfram Sang <wsa+renesas@...g-engineering.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Roopa Prabhu <roopa@...dia.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
        Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@...filter.org>,
        Jozsef Kadlecsik <kadlec@...filter.org>,
        Florian Westphal <fw@...len.de>,
        bridge@...ts.linux-foundation.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        netfilter-devel@...r.kernel.org, coreteam@...filter.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] bridge: move from strlcpy with unused retval to strscpy

On 19/08/2022 00:02, 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>
> ---
>  net/bridge/br_device.c          | 8 ++++----
>  net/bridge/br_sysfs_if.c        | 4 ++--
>  net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c | 2 +-
>  3 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
> 

Looks good, but should be targeted at net-next.
Acked-by: Nikolay Aleksandrov <razor@...ckwall.org>