netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] wifi: airo: use strscpy() to instead of strncpy()

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Date:   Wed, 18 Jan 2023 10:22:19 +0800 (CST)
From:   <yang.yang29@....com.cn>
To:     <johannes@...solutions.net>
Cc:     <kvalo@...nel.org>, <davem@...emloft.net>, <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        <kuba@...nel.org>, <pabeni@...hat.com>,
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        <gustavoars@...nel.org>, <jason@...c4.com>,
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        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <xu.panda@....com.cn>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] wifi: airo: use strscpy() to instead of strncpy()

> Again, why bother. But is this even correct/identical behaviour?>>
> Wouldn't it potentially read 17 input bytes before forcing NUL-
> termination?

Thank you for your reminder. This is a terrible error. Strscpy() may
cause the array to be out of bounds. I should be more cautious
next time.

Xu and Yang