Re: [PATCH] Use strscpy() instead of strcpy()

[Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@wanadoo.fr>]

Le 11/11/2024 à 23:10, Abdul Rahim a écrit :
> strcpy() is generally considered unsafe and use of strscpy() is
> recommended [1]
> 
> this fixes checkpatch warning:
>      WARNING: Prefer strscpy over strcpy
> 
> Link: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/deprecated.html#strcpy [1]
> Signed-off-by: Abdul Rahim <abdul.rahim@myyahoo.com>
> ---
>   fs/ceph/export.c | 2 +-
>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/fs/ceph/export.c b/fs/ceph/export.c
> index 44451749c544..0e5b3c7b3756 100644
> --- a/fs/ceph/export.c
> +++ b/fs/ceph/export.c
> @@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ static int __get_snap_name(struct dentry *parent, char *name,
>   		goto out;
>   	if (ceph_snap(inode) == CEPH_SNAPDIR) {
>   		if (ceph_snap(dir) == CEPH_NOSNAP) {
> -			strcpy(name, fsc->mount_options->snapdir_name);
> +			strscpy(name, fsc->mount_options->snapdir_name);

This does not compile because when the size of 'name' is not known at 
compilation time, you need to use the 3-argument version of strscpy().

Please always compile test your patches before sending them. Even, when 
the change looks trivial.

CJ

>   			err = 0;
>   		}
>   		goto out;