RE: [PATCH v2] powerpc/64: Fix build failure with GCC 8.1

[David Laight]

From: Christophe LEROY
> Sent: 29 May 2018 10:37
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> >>>> -       strncpy(new_part->header.name, name, 12);
> >>>> +       memcpy(new_part->header.name, name, strnlen(name,
> >>>> sizeof(new_part->header.name)));
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> The comment for nvram_header.lgnth says:
> >>>
> >>>           /* Terminating null required only for names < 12 chars. */
> >>>
> >>> This will not terminate the string with a zero (the struct is
> >>> allocated with kmalloc).
> >>> So the original code is correct, the new one isn't.
> >>
> >> Right, then I have to first zeroize the destination.
> >
> > Using kzalloc() instead of kmalloc() will do.
> >
> > Still, papering around these warnings seems to obscure things, IMHO.
> > And it increases code size, as you had to add a call to strnlen().
> 
> Right but then, what is the best solution to elimate that warning ?

Time to add the I_really_mean_strncy() function.

	David