linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] qed: replace uses of strncpy

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Message-Id: <169724462397.2191.2269567778777339120.git-patchwork-notify@kernel.org>
Date:   Sat, 14 Oct 2023 00:50:23 +0000
From:   patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To:     Justin Stitt <justinstitt@...gle.com>
Cc:     aelior@...vell.com, manishc@...vell.com, davem@...emloft.net,
        edumazet@...gle.com, kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com,
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        linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org, keescook@...omium.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] qed: replace uses of strncpy

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>:

On Thu, 12 Oct 2023 18:35:41 +0000 you wrote:
> strncpy() is deprecated for use on NUL-terminated destination strings
> [1] and as such we should prefer more robust and less ambiguous string
> interfaces.
> 
> This patch eliminates three uses of strncpy():
> 
> Firstly, `dest` is expected to be NUL-terminated which is evident by the
> manual setting of a NUL-byte at size - 1. For this use specifically,
> strscpy() is a viable replacement due to the fact that it guarantees
> NUL-termination on the destination buffer.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [v2] qed: replace uses of strncpy
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/a02527363abb

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