linux-hardening - Re: [PATCH] auxdisplay: panel: refactor deprecated strncpy

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Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2023 11:42:27 -0700
From: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To: Willy Tarreau <willy@...roxy.com>,
	Ksenija Stanojevic <ksenija.stanojevic@...il.com>,
	Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@...nel.org>,
	Justin Stitt <justinstitt@...gle.com>
Cc: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] auxdisplay: panel: refactor deprecated strncpy

On Mon, 11 Sep 2023 20:51:04 +0000, Justin Stitt wrote:
> `strncpy` is deprecated and as such we should prefer more robust and
> less ambiguous interfaces.
> 
> In this case, all of `press_str`, `repeat_str` and `release_str` are
> explicitly marked as nonstring:
> |   struct {	/* valid when type == INPUT_TYPE_KBD */
> |           char press_str[sizeof(void *) + sizeof(int)] __nonstring;
> |           char repeat_str[sizeof(void *) + sizeof(int)] __nonstring;
> |           char release_str[sizeof(void *) + sizeof(int)] __nonstring;
> |   } kbd;
> 
> [...]

Applied to for-next/hardening, thanks!

[1/1] auxdisplay: panel: refactor deprecated strncpy
      https://git.kernel.org/kees/c/0456f788873d

Take care,

-- 
Kees Cook