linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] power: supply: charger-manager: replace deprecated strncpy with strscpy

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Date:   Sat, 21 Oct 2023 02:53:11 +0200
From:   Sebastian Reichel <sebastian.reichel@...labora.com>
To:     Sebastian Reichel <sre@...nel.org>,
        Justin Stitt <justinstitt@...gle.com>
Cc:     linux-pm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] power: supply: charger-manager: replace deprecated
 strncpy with strscpy


On Fri, 20 Oct 2023 19:21:46 +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.
> 
> We expect cm->psy_name_buf to be NUL-terminated based on its usage with
> format strings:
> 1522: cm->charger_psy_desc.name = cm->psy_name_buf;
> ...
> 1587: dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Cannot register charger-manager with name \"%s\"\n",
> 1587:   cm->charger_psy_desc.name);
> 
> [...]

Applied, thanks!

[1/1] power: supply: charger-manager: replace deprecated strncpy with strscpy
      commit: e1402bd297a3477c16eca4c1e4094372237f40a7

Best regards,
-- 
Sebastian Reichel <sebastian.reichel@...labora.com>