linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next] ath5k: use strscpy() to instead of strncpy()

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Message-ID: <Y6XDHRVgKLbDLPNj@bombadil.infradead.org>
Date:   Fri, 23 Dec 2022 07:02:53 -0800
From:   Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@...nel.org>
To:     yang.yang29@....com.cn
Cc:     jirislaby@...nel.org, mickflemm@...il.com, kvalo@...nel.org,
        davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com, kuba@...nel.org,
        pabeni@...hat.com, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        xu.panda@....com.cn
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] ath5k: use strscpy() to instead of strncpy()

On Fri, Dec 23, 2022 at 10:34:45AM +0800, yang.yang29@....com.cn wrote:
> From: Xu Panda <xu.panda@....com.cn>
> 
> The implementation of strscpy() is more robust and safer.
> That's now the recommended way to copy NUL-terminated strings.

According to who? Are you sure you are not just sending stupid commits
to get an increase in your kernel commit count? Because this is an old
driver and who cares?

  Luis