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SubjectRe: [PATCH linux-next v2] parisc: use strscpy() to instead of strncpy()
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Am Montag, 26. Dezember 2022, 11:40:04 CET schrieb yang.yang29@zte.com.cn:
> From: Xu Panda <xu.panda@zte.com.cn>
>
> The implementation of strscpy() is more robust and safer.
> That's now the recommended way to copy NUL-terminated strings.
>
> Signed-off-by: Xu Panda <xu.panda@zte.com.cn>
> Signed-off-by: Yang Yang <yang.yang29@zte.com>
> ---
> change for v2
> - sizeof(in) is better and simplified, thanks for Helge Deller.
> ---
> drivers/parisc/pdc_stable.c | 9 +++------
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/parisc/pdc_stable.c b/drivers/parisc/pdc_stable.c
> index d6af5726ddf3..d3075445260b 100644
> --- a/drivers/parisc/pdc_stable.c
> +++ b/drivers/parisc/pdc_stable.c
> @@ -274,8 +274,7 @@ pdcspath_hwpath_write(struct pdcspath_entry *entry,
> const char *buf, size_t coun
>
> /* We'll use a local copy of buf */
> count = min_t(size_t, count, sizeof(in)-1);
> - strncpy(in, buf, count);
> - in[count] = '\0';
> + strscpy(in, buf, sizeof(in));

What is "count" now needed for? Looks like a write only variable at least in
these hunks.

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