Messages in this thread Patch in this message | | | From | Alvin Šipraga <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] net: dsa: realtek: rtl8365mb: replace deprecated strncpy with ethtool_sprintf | Date | Tue, 10 Oct 2023 11:05:04 +0000 |
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On Mon, Oct 09, 2023 at 10:43:59PM +0000, Justin Stitt wrote: > [You don't often get email from justinstitt@google.com. Learn why this is important at https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] > > `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. > > Link: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/deprecated.html#strncpy-on-nul-terminated-strings [1] > Link: https://manpages.debian.org/testing/linux-manual-4.8/strscpy.9.en.html [2] > Link: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/90 > Cc: linux-hardening@vger.kernel.org > Signed-off-by: Justin Stitt <justinstitt@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Alvin Šipraga <alsi@bang-olufsen.dk>
> --- > Note: build-tested only. > --- > drivers/net/dsa/realtek/rtl8365mb.c | 3 +-- > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/realtek/rtl8365mb.c b/drivers/net/dsa/realtek/rtl8365mb.c > index 41ea3b5a42b1..d171c18dd354 100644 > --- a/drivers/net/dsa/realtek/rtl8365mb.c > +++ b/drivers/net/dsa/realtek/rtl8365mb.c > @@ -1303,8 +1303,7 @@ static void rtl8365mb_get_strings(struct dsa_switch *ds, int port, u32 stringset > > for (i = 0; i < RTL8365MB_MIB_END; i++) { > struct rtl8365mb_mib_counter *mib = &rtl8365mb_mib_counters[i]; > - > - strncpy(data + i * ETH_GSTRING_LEN, mib->name, ETH_GSTRING_LEN); > + ethtool_sprintf(&data, "%s", mib->name); > } > } > > > --- > base-commit: cbf3a2cb156a2c911d8f38d8247814b4c07f49a2 > change-id: 20231009-strncpy-drivers-net-dsa-realtek-rtl8365mb-c-bb106e4c110c > > Best regards, > -- > Justin Stitt <justinstitt@google.com> > | |