netdev - Re: [PATCH] ibmvnic: replace deprecated strncpy with strscpy

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Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2023 09:20:27 +0000
From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To: Justin Stitt <justinstitt@...gle.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] ibmvnic: replace deprecated strncpy with strscpy

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>:

On Mon, 09 Oct 2023 23:19:57 +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.
> 
> NUL-padding is not required as the buffer is already memset to 0:
> |       memset(adapter->fw_version, 0, 32);
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - ibmvnic: replace deprecated strncpy with strscpy
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/431acee06923

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