linux-hardening - Re: [PATCH] nvme-fc: replace deprecated strncpy with strscpy

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Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2023 14:01:08 -0800
From: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To: James Smart <james.smart@...adcom.com>,
	Keith Busch <kbusch@...nel.org>,
	Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>,
	Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>,
	Sagi Grimberg <sagi@...mberg.me>,
	Justin Stitt <justinstitt@...gle.com>
Cc: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
	linux-nvme@...ts.infradead.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] nvme-fc: replace deprecated strncpy with strscpy

On Thu, 19 Oct 2023 21:34:35 +0000, 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.
> 
> Let's instead use strscpy() [2] as it guarantees NUL-termination on the
> destination buffer.
> 
> [...]

Applied to for-next/hardening, thanks!

[1/1] nvme-fc: replace deprecated strncpy with strscpy
      https://git.kernel.org/kees/c/f62cacf390b7

Take care,

-- 
Kees Cook