netdev - Re: [PATCH 04/22] scsi: fusion: fix string overflow warning

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Date:   Mon, 17 Jul 2017 14:00:10 +0200
From:   Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:     David Laight <David.Laight@...lab.com>
Cc:     "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Sathya Prakash <sathya.prakash@...adcom.com>,
        Chaitra P B <chaitra.basappa@...adcom.com>,
        Suganath Prabu Subramani 
        <suganath-prabu.subramani@...adcom.com>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>,
        "akpm@...ux-foundation.org" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "James E . J . Bottomley" <jejb@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        "Martin K . Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>,
        "linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>,
        "x86@...nel.org" <x86@...nel.org>, Helge Deller <deller@....de>,
        "MPT-FusionLinux.pdl@...adcom.com" <MPT-FusionLinux.pdl@...adcom.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 04/22] scsi: fusion: fix string overflow warning

On Mon, Jul 17, 2017 at 11:17 AM, David Laight <David.Laight@...lab.com> wrote:
> From: Arnd Bergmann
>> Sent: 14 July 2017 13:07
>> gcc points out a theorerical string overflow:
>>
>> drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.c: In function 'mpt_detach':
>> drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.c:2103:17: error: '%s' directive writing up to 31 bytes into a region
>> of size 28 [-Werror=format-overflow=]
>> sprintf(pname, MPT_PROCFS_MPTBASEDIR "/%s/summary", ioc->name);
>>                ^~~~~
>> drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.c:2103:2: note: 'sprintf' output between 13 and 44 bytes into a
>> destination of size 32
>>
>> We can simply double the size of the local buffer here to be on the
>> safe side.
>
> I think I'd change it to snprintf() as well.
> Saves any worries if ioc->name isn't '\0' terminated.

Ok, fair enough, I'll send a new version right away.

      Arnd