netdev - [PATCH linux-next] net/liquidio: use strscpy() to instead of strncpy()

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Date:   Thu, 8 Dec 2022 19:55:06 +0800 (CST)
From:   <yang.yang29@....com.cn>
To:     <dchickles@...vell.com>
Cc:     <sburla@...vell.com>, <fmanlunas@...vell.com>,
        <davem@...emloft.net>, <edumazet@...gle.com>, <kuba@...nel.org>,
        <pabeni@...hat.com>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <xu.panda@....com.cn>,
        <yang.yang29@....com.cn>
Subject: [PATCH linux-next] net/liquidio: use strscpy() to instead of strncpy()

From: Xu Panda <xu.panda@....com.cn>

The implementation of strscpy() is more robust and safer.
That's now the recommended way to copy NUL terminated strings.

Signed-off-by: Xu Panda <xu.panda@....com.cn>
Signed-off-by: Yang Yang <yang.yang29@....com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_console.c | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_console.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_console.c
index 28feabec8fbb..076e11f7cbec 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_console.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/octeon_console.c
@@ -247,8 +247,7 @@ static const struct cvmx_bootmem_named_block_desc
 					struct cvmx_bootmem_named_block_desc,
 					size));

-		strncpy(desc->name, name, sizeof(desc->name));
-		desc->name[sizeof(desc->name) - 1] = 0;
+		strscpy(desc->name, name, sizeof(desc->name));
 		return &oct->bootmem_named_block_desc;
 	} else {
 		return NULL;
-- 
2.15.2