Re: [PATCH v3] lib/string.c: implement stpcpy

[Joe Perches]

On Thu, 2020-08-27 at 11:30 -0700, Kees Cook wrote:

> Most of the uses of strcpy() in the kernel are just copying between two
> known-at-compile-time NUL-terminated character arrays. We had wanted to
> introduce stracpy() for this, but Linus objected to yet more string
> functions.

https://lore.kernel.org/kernel-hardening/24bb53c57767c1c2a8f266c305a670f7@xxxxxxx/T/

I still think stracpy is a good idea.

Maybe when the strcpy/strlcpy uses are removed
it'll be more acceptable.

And here's a cocci script to convert most of them.
https://lore.kernel.org/kernel-hardening/b9bb5550b264d4b29b2b20f7ff8b1b40d20def6a.camel@xxxxxxxxxxx/