netdev - [PATCH] Removing deprecated strncpy()

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Message-Id: <20250411050613.10550-1-kevinpaul468@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2025 10:36:13 +0530
From: Kevin Paul Reddy Janagari <kevinpaul468@...il.com>
To: jmaloy@...hat.com
Cc: davem@...emloft.net,
	edumazet@...gle.com,
	kuba@...nel.org,
	pabeni@...hat.com,
	horms@...nel.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	tipc-discussion@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	kevinpaul468@...il.com
Subject: [PATCH] Removing deprecated strncpy()

This patch suggests the replacement of strncpy with strscpy
as per Documentation/process/deprecated.
The strncpy() fails to guarntee NULL termination,
The function adds zero pads which isn't really convenient for short strings
as it may cause performce issues

strscpy() is a preffered replacement because
it overcomes the limitations of strncpy mentioned above

Compile Tested

Signed-off-by: Kevin Paul Reddy Janagari <kevinpaul468@...il.com>
---
 net/tipc/node.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/net/tipc/node.c b/net/tipc/node.c
index ccf5e427f43e..cb43f2016a70 100644
--- a/net/tipc/node.c
+++ b/net/tipc/node.c
@@ -1581,7 +1581,7 @@ int tipc_node_get_linkname(struct net *net, u32 bearer_id, u32 addr,
 	tipc_node_read_lock(node);
 	link = node->links[bearer_id].link;
 	if (link) {
-		strncpy(linkname, tipc_link_name(link), len);
+		strscpy(linkname, tipc_link_name(link), len);
 		err = 0;
 	}
 	tipc_node_read_unlock(node);
-- 
2.39.5