Re: [PATCH] init: replace deprecated strncpy with strscpy_pad

From: Kees Cook
Date: Mon Apr 29 2024 - 13:22:39 EST


On Tue, 02 Apr 2024 20:39:49 +0000, Justin Stitt 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.
>
> data_page wants to be NUL-terminated and NUL-padded, use strscpy_pad to
> provide both of these. data_page no longer awkwardly relies on
> init_mount to perform its NUL-termination, although that sanity check is
> left unchanged.
>
> [...]

Applied to for-next/hardening, thanks!

[1/1] init: replace deprecated strncpy with strscpy_pad
https://git.kernel.org/kees/c/fa6475acde9a

Take care,

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Kees Cook