Re: [PATCH] auxdisplay: panel: refactor deprecated strncpy

From: Kees Cook
Date: Fri Sep 29 2023 - 14:42:45 EST


On Mon, 11 Sep 2023 20:51:04 +0000, Justin Stitt wrote:
> `strncpy` is deprecated and as such we should prefer more robust and
> less ambiguous interfaces.
>
> In this case, all of `press_str`, `repeat_str` and `release_str` are
> explicitly marked as nonstring:
> | struct { /* valid when type == INPUT_TYPE_KBD */
> | char press_str[sizeof(void *) + sizeof(int)] __nonstring;
> | char repeat_str[sizeof(void *) + sizeof(int)] __nonstring;
> | char release_str[sizeof(void *) + sizeof(int)] __nonstring;
> | } kbd;
>
> [...]

Applied to for-next/hardening, thanks!

[1/1] auxdisplay: panel: refactor deprecated strncpy
https://git.kernel.org/kees/c/0456f788873d

Take care,

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Kees Cook