Re: [PATCH v2] brcmfmac: replace deprecated strncpy

[Justin Stitt]

On Tue, Oct 17, 2023 at 9:54 AM Kalle Valo <kvalo@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Franky Lin <franky.lin@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
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> >  Hi Justin,
> >
> > On Mon, Oct 16, 2023 at 3:14 PM Justin Stitt <justinstitt@xxxxxxxxxx> 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.
> >>
> >> This patch replaces multiple strncpy uses. For easier reading, I'll list
> >> each destination buffer and mention whether it requires either
> >> NUL-termination or NUL-padding.
> >
> > Kudos to the detailed analysis of each instance. One thing I can think
> > of to make this better is to split it into smaller patches so if any
> > regression is observed, only the specific code causing it needs to be
> > reverted. Maybe instance 2, 3, 4 can be handled in one patch since
> > they are touching the country code in one file. The other instances
> > each can be an individual patch.
> >
> > The "brcmfmac" in the title is not accurate. The change touches both
> > brcmfmac and brcmsmac. So "brcm80211" would be more appropriate.
>
> Please also add "wifi:" to the title, see the wiki link below for more
> info.

Sure thing :)

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Thanks
Justin