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

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Message-Id: <CBD9B075-41C1-4447-A432-6A0EED48545C@linux.dev>
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2025 12:47:18 +0200
From: Thorsten Blum <thorsten.blum@...ux.dev>
To: Matt Turner <mattst88@...il.com>
Cc: Kees Cook <kees@...nel.org>,
 Richard Henderson <richard.henderson@...aro.org>,
 "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()

Hi Matt,

On 19. Apr 2025, at 01:01, Matt Turner wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 18, 2025 at 5:11 PM Thorsten Blum wrote:
>> 
>> 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?
> 
> I'll fix it up when I add it to my tree.

This one didn't make it into the last merge window, did it?

Should I resend it or can you take care of it?

Thanks,
Thorsten