linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] cpufreq: Replace deprecated strcpy in cpufreq_unregister

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Message-ID: <rgk3oym7r2gkx4gjqsot3n55s4jtlgyl7vayutaneyuqegybzl@njlf3ohiykjq>
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2025 11:04:59 +0530
From: Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
To: Thorsten Blum <thorsten.blum@...ux.dev>
Cc: "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>, 
	linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org, linux-pm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] cpufreq: Replace deprecated strcpy in
 cpufreq_unregister_governor

On 17-10-25, 17:33, Thorsten Blum wrote:
> strcpy() is deprecated; assign the NUL terminator directly instead.
> 
> Link: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/88
> Signed-off-by: Thorsten Blum <thorsten.blum@...ux.dev>
> ---
>  drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
> index 852e024facc3..0d3e77cf96a7 100644
> --- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
> +++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
> @@ -2550,7 +2550,7 @@ void cpufreq_unregister_governor(struct cpufreq_governor *governor)
>  	for_each_inactive_policy(policy) {
>  		if (!strcmp(policy->last_governor, governor->name)) {
>  			policy->governor = NULL;
> -			strcpy(policy->last_governor, "\0");
> +			policy->last_governor[0] = '\0';
>  		}
>  	}
>  	read_unlock_irqrestore(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);

Acked-by: Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>

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viresh