Re: [PATCH v3 0/3] lib/string_helpers et al.: Change return value of strreplace()

From: Kees Cook
Date: Mon Jun 05 2023 - 18:31:33 EST


On Mon, 5 Jun 2023 20:05:50 +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> It's more convenient to have strreplace() to return the pointer to
> the string itself. This will help users to make their code better.
>
> The patch 1 kills the only user of the returned value of strreplace(),
> Patch 2 converts the return value of strreplace(). And patch 3 shows
> how it may be useful. That said, the series can be routed via fs tree,
> with or without the last patch.
>
> [...]

Applied to for-next/hardening, thanks!

[1/3] jbd2: Avoid printing outside the boundary of the buffer
https://git.kernel.org/kees/c/7afb6d8fa81f
[2/3] lib/string_helpers: Change returned value of the strreplace()
https://git.kernel.org/kees/c/d01a77afd6be
[3/3] kobject: Use return value of strreplace()
https://git.kernel.org/kees/c/b2f10148ec1e

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Kees Cook