linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] scsi: message: fusion: replace deprecated strncpy with strscpy

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Date:   Mon, 09 Oct 2023 21:29:32 -0400
From:   "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>
To:     Justin Stitt <justinstitt@...gle.com>
Cc:     Sathya Prakash <sathya.prakash@...adcom.com>,
        Sreekanth Reddy <sreekanth.reddy@...adcom.com>,
        Suganath Prabu Subramani 
        <suganath-prabu.subramani@...adcom.com>,
        MPT-FusionLinux.pdl@...adcom.com, linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] scsi: message: fusion: replace deprecated strncpy with
 strscpy_pad


Justin,

> `strncpy` is deprecated for use on NUL-terminated destination strings
> [1] and as such we should prefer more robust and less ambiguous string
> interfaces.

Applied to 6.7/scsi-staging, thanks!

-- 
Martin K. Petersen	Oracle Linux Engineering