'compatible' is used by strlen() in __of_device_is_compatible(). So for NUL terminated string, need always be sure of ended by zero. 'of_ids' is not a structure in "include/uapi/*", so not need initialize all bytes, just use strlcpy() instead of strncpy(). Signed-off-by: Chen Gang <gang.chen@xxxxxxxxxxx> --- arch/mips/lantiq/prom.c | 2 +- 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/arch/mips/lantiq/prom.c b/arch/mips/lantiq/prom.c index 9f9e875..49c4603 100644 --- a/arch/mips/lantiq/prom.c +++ b/arch/mips/lantiq/prom.c @@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ int __init plat_of_setup(void) if (!of_have_populated_dt()) panic("device tree not present"); - strncpy(of_ids[0].compatible, soc_info.compatible, + strlcpy(of_ids[0].compatible, soc_info.compatible, sizeof(of_ids[0].compatible)); strncpy(of_ids[1].compatible, "simple-bus", sizeof(of_ids[1].compatible)); -- 1.7.7.6