Re: [PATCH] arch: parisc: kernel: using strlcpy() instead of strcpy()

[Chen Gang]

On 05/30/2013 11:06 PM, Wang YanQing wrote:
> What about add 
> boot_command_line[COMMAND_LINE_SIZE - 1] = '\0';
> to protect the following another strcpy?
> 
> "
> strcpy(command_line, boot_command_line);
> "

If the 'dest' length is not less than COMMAND_LINE_SIZE, the strlcpy()
will copy 'COMMAND_LINE_SIZE - 1' contents, and always set '\0' in the end.

So the next strcpy() will be safe.


Thanks.
-- 
Chen Gang

Asianux Corporation
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