[PATCH] net: sparx5: replace deprecated strncpy with ethtool_sprintf

Kees Cook keescook at chromium.org
Wed Oct 11 14:47:06 PDT 2023


On Wed, Oct 11, 2023 at 09:37:18PM +0000, Justin Stitt 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.
> 
> 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 at vger.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Justin Stitt <justinstitt at google.com>

Another direct ethtool_sprintf() replacement. Thanks!

Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook at chromium.org>

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Kees Cook



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