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 dedicated helper function.
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: [email protected]
Signed-off-by: Justin Stitt <[email protected]>
---
Note: build-tested only.
Found with: $ rg "strncpy\("
---
drivers/net/phy/smsc.c | 6 ++----
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/smsc.c b/drivers/net/phy/smsc.c
index c88edb19d2e7..1c7306a1af13 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/smsc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/smsc.c
@@ -507,10 +507,8 @@ static void smsc_get_strings(struct phy_device *phydev, u8 *data)
{
int i;
- for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(smsc_hw_stats); i++) {
- strncpy(data + i * ETH_GSTRING_LEN,
- smsc_hw_stats[i].string, ETH_GSTRING_LEN);
- }
+ for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(smsc_hw_stats); i++)
+ ethtool_sprintf(&data, "%s", smsc_hw_stats[i].string);
}
static u64 smsc_get_stat(struct phy_device *phydev, int i)
---
base-commit: cbf3a2cb156a2c911d8f38d8247814b4c07f49a2
change-id: 20231012-strncpy-drivers-net-phy-smsc-c-75dff87bab53
Best regards,
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On Thu, Oct 12, 2023 at 10:27:52PM +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 dedicated helper function.
>
> 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: [email protected]
> Signed-off-by: Justin Stitt <[email protected]>
> ---
> Note: build-tested only.
>
> Found with: $ rg "strncpy\("
I agree that this is functionally equivalent.
Reviewed-by: Simon Horman <[email protected]>
Hello:
This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <[email protected]>:
On Thu, 12 Oct 2023 22:27:52 +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.
>
> ethtool_sprintf() is designed specifically for get_strings() usage.
> Let's replace strncpy in favor of this dedicated helper function.
>
> [...]
Here is the summary with links:
- net: phy: smsc: replace deprecated strncpy with ethtool_sprintf
https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/4ddc1f1f7339
You are awesome, thank you!
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