linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] net: cpmac: replace deprecated strncpy with strscpy

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Message-ID: <CAFhGd8rjwEn8g0HXLtejyjv=L_0Gj2bCiE4fEcNnqhOqpdC+Xg@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Tue, 17 Oct 2023 10:25:58 -0700
From:   Justin Stitt <justinstitt@...gle.com>
To:     Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Cc:     Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: cpmac: replace deprecated strncpy with strscpy

On Mon, Oct 16, 2023 at 4:13 PM Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org> wrote:
>
> On Thu, 12 Oct 2023 20:53:30 +0000 Justin Stitt 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 driver no longer exists. Praise be.

Thanks for the heads up.

Ignore this patch :)

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> pw-bot: reject