linux-kernel - [PATCH] set initial length of string to 0 instead of 64

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Message-ID: <20251021172159.47314-1-biancaa2210329@ssn.edu.in>
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2025 22:51:59 +0530
From: Biancaa Ramesh <biancaa2210329@....edu.in>
To: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc: Biancaa Ramesh <biancaa2210329@....edu.in>
Subject: [PATCH] set initial length of string to 0 instead of 64

Signed-off-by: Biancaa Ramesh <biancaa2210329@....edu.in>
---
 scripts/kconfig/util.c | 7 ++++---
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/util.c b/scripts/kconfig/util.c
index 176ec03bb3f0..f55e3ce496e1 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/util.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/util.c
@@ -64,13 +64,14 @@ const char *file_lookup(const char *name)
 struct gstr str_new(void)
 {
 	struct gstr gs;
-	gs.s = xmalloc(sizeof(char) * 64);
-	gs.len = 64;
+	gs.s = xmalloc(64);   // allocate buffer
+	gs.len = 0;           // string is empty
 	gs.max_width = 0;
-	strscpy(gs.s, "\0");
+	gs.s[0] = '\0';       // initialize as empty string
 	return gs;
 }
 
+
 /* Free storage for growable string */
 void str_free(struct gstr *gs)
 {
-- 
2.43.0


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