netdev - Re: [PATCH net] tcp: switch snprintf to scnprintf

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Date:   Fri, 15 Nov 2019 10:54:55 +0100
From:   Jiri Benc <jbenc@...hat.com>
To:     Hangbin Liu <liuhangbin@...il.com>
Cc:     Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] tcp: switch snprintf to scnprintf

On Fri, 15 Nov 2019 10:41:06 +0800, Hangbin Liu wrote:
> > We need to properly size the output buffers before using them,
> > we can not afford truncating silently the output.
> 
> Yes, I agree. Just as I said, the buffer is still enough, while scnprintf
> is just a safer usage compired with snprintf.

So maybe keep snprintf but add WARN_ON and bail out of the loop if the
buffer size was reached?

	if (WARN_ON(offs >= maxlen))
		break;

 Jiri