Re: [PATCH] netfilter: nf_tables: replace deprecated strncpy with strscpy_pad

[Pablo Neira Ayuso]

On Mon, Sep 09, 2024 at 03:48:39PM -0700, Justin Stitt wrote:
> strncpy() is deprecated for use on NUL-terminated destination strings [1] and
> as such we should prefer more robust and less ambiguous string interfaces.
> 
> In this particular instance, the usage of strncpy() is fine and works as
> expected. However, towards the goal of [2], we should consider replacing
> it with an alternative as many instances of strncpy() are bug-prone. Its
> removal from the kernel promotes better long term health for the
> codebase.
> 
> The current usage of strncpy() likely just wants the NUL-padding
> behavior offered by strncpy() and doesn't care about the
> NUL-termination. Since the compiler doesn't know the size of @dest, we
> can't use strtomem_pad(). Instead, use strscpy_pad() which behaves
> functionally the same as strncpy() in this context -- as we expect
> br_dev->name to be NUL-terminated itself.

Applied to nf-next