# Re: \[PATCH\] net: qcom/emac: Replace strlcpy with strscpy

- From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@kernel.org
- Date: 2021-09-06 15:50:09 
- List: netdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2021/09/1498460
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2021/09/1498405/t.md

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Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net.git (refs/heads/master):

On Mon,  6 Sep 2021 21:56:53 +0800 you wrote:
> The strlcpy should not be used because it doesn't limit the source
> length. As linus says, it's a completely useless function if you
> can't implicitly trust the source string - but that is almost always
> why people think they should use it! All in all the BSD function
> will lead some potential bugs.
> 
> But the strscpy doesn't require reading memory from the src string
> beyond the specified "count" bytes, and since the return value is
> easier to error-check than strlcpy()'s. In addition, the implementation
> is robust to the string changing out from underneath it, unlike the
> current strlcpy() implementation.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - net: qcom/emac: Replace strlcpy with strscpy
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/0a83299935f0

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