[PATCH] net: dsa: realtek: rtl8365mb: replace deprecated strncpy with ethtool_sprintf

From: Justin Stitt
Date: Mon Oct 09 2023 - 18:44:15 EST


`strncpy` is deprecated for use on NUL-terminated destination strings
[1] and as such we should prefer more robust and less ambiguous string
interfaces.

ethtool_sprintf() is designed specifically for get_strings() usage.
Let's replace strncpy in favor of this more robust and easier to
understand interface.

Link: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/deprecated.html#strncpy-on-nul-terminated-strings [1]
Link: https://manpages.debian.org/testing/linux-manual-4.8/strscpy.9.en.html [2]
Link: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/90
Cc: linux-hardening@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Justin Stitt <justinstitt@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
Note: build-tested only.
---
drivers/net/dsa/realtek/rtl8365mb.c | 3 +--
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/realtek/rtl8365mb.c b/drivers/net/dsa/realtek/rtl8365mb.c
index 41ea3b5a42b1..d171c18dd354 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/realtek/rtl8365mb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/realtek/rtl8365mb.c
@@ -1303,8 +1303,7 @@ static void rtl8365mb_get_strings(struct dsa_switch *ds, int port, u32 stringset

for (i = 0; i < RTL8365MB_MIB_END; i++) {
struct rtl8365mb_mib_counter *mib = &rtl8365mb_mib_counters[i];
-
- strncpy(data + i * ETH_GSTRING_LEN, mib->name, ETH_GSTRING_LEN);
+ ethtool_sprintf(&data, "%s", mib->name);
}
}


---
base-commit: cbf3a2cb156a2c911d8f38d8247814b4c07f49a2
change-id: 20231009-strncpy-drivers-net-dsa-realtek-rtl8365mb-c-bb106e4c110c

Best regards,
--
Justin Stitt <justinstitt@xxxxxxxxxx>