Re: [PATCH] uml: Replace all non-returning strlcpy with strscpy

From: Johannes Berg
Date: Wed May 31 2023 - 02:18:30 EST




> - strlcpy(ifr.ifr_name, pri->dev_name,
> sizeof(ifr.ifr_name));
> + strscpy(ifr.ifr_name, pri->dev_name,
> sizeof(ifr.ifr_name));
>

> > arch/um/os-Linux/drivers/tuntap_user.c: In function 'tuntap_open':
> > > > arch/um/os-Linux/drivers/tuntap_user.c:149:17: error: implicit declaration of function 'strscpy'; did you mean 'strncpy'? [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration]
> > 149 | strscpy(ifr.ifr_name, pri->dev_name, sizeof(ifr.ifr_name));
> > | ^~~~~~~
> > | strncpy
> > cc1: some warnings being treated as errors
>
> Ah, yeah, this is another "not actually in the kernel" cases. Let's ignore this strlcpy for now.
>

Well, strlcpy() isn't part of libc either, so all this would need is to
add it to user.h just like strlcpy() is now?

johannes