Re: [PATCH] hwmon: (asus_wmi_sensors) refactor deprecated strncpy

From: Kees Cook
Date: Fri Sep 29 2023 - 14:56:58 EST


On Thu, 14 Sep 2023 23:10:34 +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. If, for any reason, NUL-padding is needed
> let's opt for `strscpy_pad`.
>
> [...]

Applied to for-next/hardening, thanks! (Subject updated...)

Take care,

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Kees Cook