Re: [PATCH] HID: prodikeys: refactor deprecated strncpy

From: Kees Cook
Date: Fri Sep 29 2023 - 14:47:25 EST


On Thu, 14 Sep 2023 22:20:55 +0000, Justin Stitt wrote:
> `strncpy` is deprecated for use on NUL-terminated destination strings [1].
>
> We should prefer more robust and less ambiguous string interfaces.
>
> A suitable replacement is `strscpy` [2] due to the fact that it guarantees
> NUL-termination on the destination buffer without unnecessarily NUL-padding.
>
> [...]

Applied to for-next/hardening, thanks!

[1/1] HID: prodikeys: refactor deprecated strncpy
https://git.kernel.org/kees/c/31a602bd2f48

Take care,

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Kees Cook