Re: [v3] Coccinelle: suggest replacing strncpy+truncation by strscpy

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

 



> I didn't move all virtuals in a single line because none of the other
> kernel patch do it,

It can be occasionally useful to preserve another bit of coding tradition.
I dared to propose the reconsideration of such an implementation detail.


> and still do not see any advantage of moving the string to not use a variable
> so kept that as well.

I am curious if other software developers (besides me) would like to achieve
more source code reduction according to the principle “Don't repeat yourself”.


> This should hopefully be the last version :)

* Do any related development concerns need further safety checks for this
  evolving source code transformation pattern?

* Julia Lawall has presented additional development ideas today.
  https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/alpine.DEB.2.20.1807200759230.2349@hadrien/
  https://lkml.org/lkml/2018/7/20/71


Regards,
Markus
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kernel-janitors" in
the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html



[Index of Archives]     [Kernel Development]     [Kernel Announce]     [Kernel Newbies]     [Linux Networking Development]     [Share Photos]     [IDE]     [Security]     [Git]     [Netfilter]     [Yosemite News]     [MIPS Linux]     [ARM Linux]     [Device Mapper]

  Powered by Linux