Re: [PATCH v2 09/11] gpiolib: provide a dedicated function for setting lineinfo

From: Bartosz Golaszewski
Date: Thu Dec 05 2019 - 08:45:51 EST


czw., 5 gru 2019 o 11:21 Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxx> napisaÅ(a):
>
> On Thu, Dec 5, 2019 at 11:28 AM Bartosz Golaszewski
> <bgolaszewski@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > År., 4 gru 2019 o 23:30 Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxx> napisaÅ(a):
> > > On Wed, Dec 4, 2019 at 6:02 PM Bartosz Golaszewski <brgl@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > > > + if (desc->name) {
> > > > + strncpy(info->name, desc->name, sizeof(info->name));
> > > > + info->name[sizeof(info->name) - 1] = '\0';
> > > > + } else {
> > > > + info->name[0] = '\0';
> > > > + }
> > > > +
> > > > + if (desc->label) {
> > > > + strncpy(info->consumer, desc->label, sizeof(info->consumer));
> > > > + info->consumer[sizeof(info->consumer) - 1] = '\0';
> > > > + } else {
> > > > + info->consumer[0] = '\0';
> > > > + }
> > >
> > > I think we have to fix GCC warnings first and then do whatever this patch does.
> > >
> >
> > What GCC warnings are you referring to exactly?
>
> stncpy() against partial string without NUL-terminator.
>
> So, if desc->label is longer than info->consumer, it will be copied
> partially. I don't check if the modern GCC clever enough to see the
> next operation which does the termination.
>

I'm not sure I get it. What warnings does it produce and in what
environment? I don't see any.

If you want it simpler - we can do `snprintf(info->consumer,
sizeof(info->consumer), desc->label ?: "")`.

Bart