linux-kernel - [PATCH] EDAC/ghes: Replace deprecated strcpy in ghes_edac_report_mem

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Message-ID: <20251031114607.133523-1-thorsten.blum@linux.dev>
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2025 12:46:07 +0100
From: Thorsten Blum <thorsten.blum@...ux.dev>
To: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...nel.org>,
	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
	Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>
Cc: linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org,
	Thorsten Blum <thorsten.blum@...ux.dev>,
	linux-edac@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] EDAC/ghes: Replace deprecated strcpy in ghes_edac_report_mem_error

strcpy() is deprecated; use strscpy() instead. No functional changes.

Link: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/88
Signed-off-by: Thorsten Blum <thorsten.blum@...ux.dev>
---
 drivers/edac/ghes_edac.c | 7 ++++---
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/edac/ghes_edac.c b/drivers/edac/ghes_edac.c
index 1eb0136c6fbd..d80c88818691 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/ghes_edac.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/ghes_edac.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "edac_module.h"
 #include <ras/ras_event.h>
 #include <linux/notifier.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
 
 #define OTHER_DETAIL_LEN	400
 
@@ -332,7 +333,7 @@ static int ghes_edac_report_mem_error(struct notifier_block *nb,
 		p = pvt->msg;
 		p += snprintf(p, sizeof(pvt->msg), "%s", cper_mem_err_type_str(etype));
 	} else {
-		strcpy(pvt->msg, "unknown error");
+		strscpy(pvt->msg, "unknown error");
 	}
 
 	/* Error address */
@@ -357,14 +358,14 @@ static int ghes_edac_report_mem_error(struct notifier_block *nb,
 		dimm = find_dimm_by_handle(mci, mem_err->mem_dev_handle);
 		if (dimm) {
 			e->top_layer = dimm->idx;
-			strcpy(e->label, dimm->label);
+			strscpy(e->label, dimm->label);
 		}
 	}
 	if (p > e->location)
 		*(p - 1) = '\0';
 
 	if (!*e->label)
-		strcpy(e->label, "unknown memory");
+		strscpy(e->label, "unknown memory");
 
 	/* All other fields are mapped on e->other_detail */
 	p = pvt->other_detail;
-- 
2.51.1