Re: Too long network device names corrupts kernel

From: Michael Richardson (mcr@sandelman.ottawa.on.ca)
Date: Thu Nov 23 2000 - 16:17:23 EST


>>>>> "Tobias" == Tobias Ringstrom <tori@tellus.mine.nu> writes:
    Tobias> Btw, does anyone know of a C function that works like strncpy, but does
    Tobias> add a terminating null character, event if the string does not fit, ro
    Tobias> does one have to do str[5]=0 first, and then strncpy(str,src,4)?

  str[0]=0;
  strncat(str, src, 4);

  Works as you want.

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