netdev - Re: [PATCH] net: dsa: realtek: replace deprecated strncpy with ethtool

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-Id: 
 <169699382626.3301.16765588346169331676.git-patchwork-notify@kernel.org>
Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2023 03:10:26 +0000
From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To: Justin Stitt <justinstitt@...gle.com>
Cc: linus.walleij@...aro.org, alsi@...g-olufsen.dk, andrew@...n.ch,
 f.fainelli@...il.com, olteanv@...il.com, davem@...emloft.net,
 edumazet@...gle.com, kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com,
 netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: dsa: realtek: replace deprecated strncpy with
 ethtool_sprintf

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>:

On Mon, 09 Oct 2023 22:47:37 +0000 you wrote:
> `strncpy` is deprecated for use on NUL-terminated destination strings
> [1] and as such we should prefer more robust and less ambiguous string
> interfaces.
> 
> ethtool_sprintf() is designed specifically for get_strings() usage.
> Let's replace strncpy in favor of this more robust and easier to
> understand interface.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - net: dsa: realtek: replace deprecated strncpy with ethtool_sprintf
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/b0e4a14f5ba1

You are awesome, thank you!
-- 
Deet-doot-dot, I am a bot.
https://korg.docs.kernel.org/patchwork/pwbot.html