netdev - Re: [PATCH v2 bpf-next] bpf: use the proper optlen when doing strncpy in bpf

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Date:   Thu, 24 Jan 2019 12:24:43 +0100
From:   Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>
To:     Yafang Shao <laoar.shao@...il.com>, kafai@...com, brakmo@...com,
        ast@...nel.org
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, shaoyafang@...iglobal.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 bpf-next] bpf: use the proper optlen when doing strncpy
 in bpf_getsockopt()

On 01/24/2019 06:16 AM, Yafang Shao wrote:
> As strncpy(..., TCP_CA_NAME_MAX-1) is used in bpf_setsockopt(),
> this change  will make it more consistent with the bpf_setsockopt() above.
> 
> Acked-by: Martin KaFai Lau <kafai@...com>
> Acked-by: Lawrence Brakmo <brakmo@...com>
> Signed-off-by: Yafang Shao <laoar.shao@...il.com>

While not wrong, I also don't think it improves much either. As mentioned,
that code is totally fine as it currently is.