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

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Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2024 15:10:34 +0000
From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] bpf: replace deprecated strncpy with strscpy

Hello:

This patch was applied to bpf/bpf-next.git (master)
by Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>:

On Tue, 02 Apr 2024 23:52:50 +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.
> 
> bpf sym names get looked up and compared/cleaned with various string
> apis. This suggests they need to be NUL-terminated (strncpy() suggests
> this but does not guarantee it).
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - bpf: replace deprecated strncpy with strscpy
    https://git.kernel.org/bpf/bpf-next/c/2e114248e086

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