Re: [PATCH] xfs: replace deprecated strncpy with strscpy_pad

[Kees Cook]

On Wed, Apr 10, 2024 at 01:45:21PM -0700, Justin Stitt wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 9, 2024 at 9:22 AM Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > -     /* 1 larger than sb_fname, so this ensures a trailing NUL char */
> > > -     memset(label, 0, sizeof(label));
> > >       spin_lock(&mp->m_sb_lock);
> > > -     strncpy(label, sbp->sb_fname, XFSLABEL_MAX);
> > > +     strscpy_pad(label, sbp->sb_fname);
> >
> > Is sbp->sb_fname itself NUL-terminated? This looks like another case of
> > needing the memtostr() helper?
> >
> 
> I sent a patch [1].
> 
> Obviously it depends on your implementation patch landing first; what
> tree should it go to?

This "flavor" of conversion may need to wait a release? There's no
urgency on the conversion, and there are plenty more to do for this
cycle. ;)

-Kees

> [1]: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240410-strncpy-xfs-split1-v2-1-7c651502bcb0@xxxxxxxxxx

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Kees Cook