Justin Stitt <justinstitt@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > strncpy() is deprecated for use on NUL-terminated destination strings > [1] and as such we should prefer more robust and less ambiguous > interfaces. > > The affected code's purpose is to truncate strings that are too long > with "..." like: > foobar -> fo... > > The lengths have been carefully calculated and as such this has decayed > to a simple byte copy from one buffer to another -- let's use memcpy(). > > Note: build-tested only. > > Link: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/deprecated.html#strncpy-on-nul-terminated-strings [1] > Link: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/90 > Cc: linux-hardening@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Signed-off-by: Justin Stitt <justinstitt@xxxxxxxxxx> > Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <quic_kvalo@xxxxxxxxxxx> Patch applied to ath-next branch of ath.git, thanks. 40990961d983 wifi: ath6kl: replace deprecated strncpy with memcpy -- https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/patch/20231013-strncpy-drivers-net-wireless-ath-ath6kl-init-c-v1-1-d69c599b49a9@xxxxxxxxxx/ https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches
