linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] smp: Replace deprecated strcpy() with strscpy()

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Message-Id: <ABD8884A-36DF-457C-83D4-49F4F63C339F@linux.dev>
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2025 23:11:20 +0200
From: Thorsten Blum <thorsten.blum@...ux.dev>
To: Kees Cook <kees@...nel.org>
Cc: Richard Henderson <richard.henderson@...aro.org>,
 Matt Turner <mattst88@...il.com>,
 "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>,
 Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
 Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
 linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-alpha@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] smp: Replace deprecated strcpy() with strscpy()

On 18. Apr 2025, at 22:23, Kees Cook wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 17, 2025 at 09:20:52PM +0200, Thorsten Blum wrote:
>> strcpy() is deprecated; use strscpy() instead.
> 
> Are there more strcpy() uses in arch/alpha? Maybe do all of them and
> give the Subject prefix as "alpha:". If not, the "smp:" prefix is likely
> to non-specific. Maybe "alpha: smp:".

There are a handful left, but they're not as straightforward as this
one - so I'd prefer to keep them separate.

Could the committer change the subject to "alpha: smp:" or should I
submit a v2 just for the title?

Thanks,
Thorsten