linux-kernel - [PATCH linux-next] clocksource: Use strscpy() instead of strlcpy()

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Date:   Thu, 20 Oct 2022 09:13:12 +0000
From:   cuijinpeng666@...il.com
To:     jstultz@...gle.com, tglx@...utronix.de
Cc:     sboyd@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Jinpeng Cui <cui.jinpeng2@....com.cn>,
        Zeal Robot <zaelci@....com.cn>
Subject: [PATCH linux-next] clocksource: Use strscpy() instead of strlcpy()

From: Jinpeng Cui <cui.jinpeng2@....com.cn>

The implementation of strscpy() is more robust and safer.

Reported-by: Zeal Robot <zaelci@....com.cn>
Signed-off-by: Jinpeng Cui <cui.jinpeng2@....com.cn>
---
 kernel/time/clocksource.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kernel/time/clocksource.c b/kernel/time/clocksource.c
index dcaf38c06216..a3e7edfbb3c2 100644
--- a/kernel/time/clocksource.c
+++ b/kernel/time/clocksource.c
@@ -1461,7 +1461,7 @@ static int __init boot_override_clocksource(char* str)
 {
 	mutex_lock(&clocksource_mutex);
 	if (str)
-		strlcpy(override_name, str, sizeof(override_name));
+		strscpy(override_name, str, sizeof(override_name));
 	mutex_unlock(&clocksource_mutex);
 	return 1;
 }
-- 
2.25.1