The patch titled powerpc/cell: replace strncpy by strlcpy has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is powerpc-cell-replace-strncpy-by-strlcpy.patch Before you just go and hit "reply", please: a) Consider who else should be cc'ed b) Prefer to cc a suitable mailing list as well c) Ideally: find the original patch on the mailing list and do a reply-to-all to that, adding suitable additional cc's *** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code *** See http://userweb.kernel.org/~akpm/stuff/added-to-mm.txt to find out what to do about this The current -mm tree may be found at http://userweb.kernel.org/~akpm/mmotm/ ------------------------------------------------------ Subject: powerpc/cell: replace strncpy by strlcpy From: Roel Kluin <roel.kluin@xxxxxxxxx> Replace strncpy() and explicit null-termination by strlcpy() Signed-off-by: Roel Kluin <roel.kluin@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: Ken Kawakami <ken.kawakami@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx> Cc: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/celleb_setup.c | 3 +-- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) diff -puN arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/celleb_setup.c~powerpc-cell-replace-strncpy-by-strlcpy arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/celleb_setup.c --- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/celleb_setup.c~powerpc-cell-replace-strncpy-by-strlcpy +++ a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/celleb_setup.c @@ -80,8 +80,7 @@ static void celleb_show_cpuinfo(struct s static int __init celleb_machine_type_hack(char *ptr) { - strncpy(celleb_machine_type, ptr, sizeof(celleb_machine_type)); - celleb_machine_type[sizeof(celleb_machine_type)-1] = 0; + strlcpy(celleb_machine_type, ptr, sizeof(celleb_machine_type)); return 0; } _ Patches currently in -mm which might be from roel.kluin@xxxxxxxxx are linux-next.patch s3c-fix-check-of-index-into-s3c_gpios.patch stmp3xxx-deallocation-with-negative-index-of-descriptors.patch dm-strncpy-does-not-null-terminate-string.patch powerpc-sky-cpu-redundant-or-incorrect-tests-on-unsigned.patch powerpc-cell-replace-strncpy-by-strlcpy.patch media-strncpy-does-not-null-terminate-string.patch ivtv-read-buffer-overflow.patch ipath-strncpy-does-not-null-terminate-string.patch atlx-strncpy-does-not-null-terminate-string.patch ext4-remove-redundant-test-on-unsigned.patch drivers-scsi-fnic-fnic_scsic-clean-up.patch frv-duplicate-output_buffer-of-e03.patch frv-duplicate-output_buffer-of-e03-checkpatch-fixes.patch m32r-remove-redundant-tests-on-unsigned.patch m68k-count-can-reach-51-not-50.patch m68k-cnt-reaches-1-not-0.patch platinumfb-misplaced-parenthesis.patch documentation-strncpy-does-not-null-terminate-string.patch adfs-remove-redundant-test-on-unsigned.patch -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe mm-commits" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html