Re: [PATCH] x86, cpuinfo x86_model_id whitespace cleanup

[Joe Perches]

On Tue, 2015-05-19 at 13:26 -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> iOn Tue, 2015-05-19 at 13:16 -0700, Andy Lutomirski wrote:
> > On Tue, May 19, 2015 at 12:22 PM, Borislav Petkov <bp@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > On Tue, May 19, 2015 at 11:44:41AM -0700, Andy Lutomirski wrote:
> > >> On May 19, 2015 11:13 AM, "Borislav Petkov" <bp@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> > On Tue, May 19, 2015 at 01:25:59PM -0400, Brian Gerst wrote:
> > >> > > Using strlcpy in this manner could fail if it does larger than byte
> > >> > > copies and they overlap.
> > >> >
> > >> > Why?
> 
> I think this is traditionally handled by specifying that
> the strcpy strings may not overlap, so the suggested
> 
> +	strlcpy(c->x86_model_id, strim(c->x86_model_id), 48);
> 
> isn't good code.
> 
> A temporary intermediate buffer is required.

Or memmove. (duh)


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