[PATCH bpf v1 1/7] selftests/bpf: Add simple strscpy() implementation
From: Ihor Solodrai
Date: Fri Feb 20 2026 - 13:21:15 EST
Replace bpf_strlcpy() in bpf_util.h with a sized_strscpy(), which is a
simplified sized_strscpy() from the kernel (lib/string.c). It:
* takes a count (destination size) parameter
* guarantees NULL-termination
* returns the number of characters copied or -E2BIG
Re-define strscpy macro to sized_strscpy.
Fixup the single existing bpf_strlcpy() call in cgroup_helpers.c
Signed-off-by: Ihor Solodrai <ihor.solodrai@xxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/testing/selftests/bpf/bpf_util.h | 38 +++++++++++++-------
tools/testing/selftests/bpf/cgroup_helpers.c | 2 +-
2 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/bpf_util.h b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/bpf_util.h
index 4bc2d25f33e1..8c95ef7ed7c0 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/bpf_util.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/bpf_util.h
@@ -21,25 +21,37 @@ static inline unsigned int bpf_num_possible_cpus(void)
return possible_cpus;
}
-/* Copy up to sz - 1 bytes from zero-terminated src string and ensure that dst
- * is zero-terminated string no matter what (unless sz == 0, in which case
- * it's a no-op). It's conceptually close to FreeBSD's strlcpy(), but differs
- * in what is returned. Given this is internal helper, it's trivial to extend
- * this, when necessary. Use this instead of strncpy inside libbpf source code.
+/*
+ * Simplified strscpy() implementation. The kernel one is in lib/string.c
*/
-static inline void bpf_strlcpy(char *dst, const char *src, size_t sz)
+static inline ssize_t sized_strscpy(char *dest, const char *src, size_t count)
{
- size_t i;
+ long res = 0;
- if (sz == 0)
- return;
+ if (count == 0)
+ return -E2BIG;
- sz--;
- for (i = 0; i < sz && src[i]; i++)
- dst[i] = src[i];
- dst[i] = '\0';
+ while (count > 1) {
+ char c;
+
+ c = src[res];
+ dest[res] = c;
+ if (!c)
+ return res;
+ res++;
+ count--;
+ }
+
+ /* Force NUL-termination. */
+ dest[res] = '\0';
+
+ /* Return E2BIG if the source didn't stop */
+ return src[res] ? -E2BIG : res;
}
+#undef strscpy /* Redefine the placeholder from tools/include/linux/string.h */
+#define strscpy sized_strscpy
+
#define __bpf_percpu_val_align __attribute__((__aligned__(8)))
#define BPF_DECLARE_PERCPU(type, name) \
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/cgroup_helpers.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/cgroup_helpers.c
index 20cede4db3ce..9661cceb62be 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/cgroup_helpers.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/cgroup_helpers.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ static int __enable_controllers(const char *cgroup_path, const char *controllers
enable[len] = 0;
close(fd);
} else {
- bpf_strlcpy(enable, controllers, sizeof(enable));
+ strscpy(enable, controllers, sizeof(enable));
}
snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "%s/cgroup.subtree_control", cgroup_path);
--
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