generic string library · Supported

Maintainers

• M Kees Cook <kees@kernel.org>
• R Andy Shevchenko <andy@kernel.org>

Paths

• F include/linux/string.h
• F include/linux/string_choices.h
• F include/linux/string_helpers.h
• F lib/string.c
• F lib/string_helpers.c
• F lib/tests/string_helpers_kunit.c
• F lib/tests/string_kunit.c
• F scripts/coccinelle/api/string_choices.cocci

Last 30 days

Recent patches

Most-recent 30 patches in this subsystem on netdev (capped at 30), ordered by date desc.

• COLD38d Re: [PATCH net-next] net/devlink: Use strscpy() to copy strings into arrays
  2026-06-10 · Kees Cook <kees@kernel.org>
• STALE455d REVIEWED: 14 (14M) [PATCH v2 12/14] lib: Allow modules to use strnchrnul
  2025-04-09 · Ivan Vecera <ivecera@redhat.com>
• STALE460d REVIEWED: 1 (0M) [PATCH 10/28] lib: Allow modules to use strnchrnul
  2025-04-07 · Ivan Vecera <ivecera@redhat.com>
• STALE682d [PATCH -next 1/4] lib/string_choices: Introduce several opposite string choice helpers
  2024-08-31 · Hongbo Li <lihongbo22@huawei.com>
• STALE673d Re: [PATCH v8 1/8] Get rid of __get_task_comm()
  2024-08-28 · Yafang Shao <hidden>
• STALE767d [PATCH v1 1/1] treewide: Align match_string() with sysfs_match_string()
  2024-06-03 · Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>
• STALE1243d [PATCH net-next v1 1/2] string: Make memscan() to take const
  2023-02-16 · Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>
• STALE1254d LANDED: 1 (0M) [PATCH net-next v3 1/3] string_helpers: Move string_is_valid() to the header
  2023-02-08 · Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>
• STALE1256d REVIEWED: 1 (0M) [PATCH net-next v2 1/3] string_helpers: Move string_is_valid() to the header
  2023-02-06 · Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>
• STALE1260d [PATCH v1 1/3] string_helpers: Move string_is_valid() to the header
  2023-02-03 · Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>
• STALE1528d LANDED [PATCH] fortify: Provide a memcpy trap door for sharp corners
  2022-05-11 · Kees Cook <hidden>
• STALE1523d [PATCH 02/32] Introduce flexible array struct memcpy() helpers
  2022-05-04 · Kees Cook <hidden>
• STALE1628d REVIEWED: 3 (0M) [PATCH v2 01/11] lib/string_helpers: Consolidate string helpers implementation
  2022-01-26 · Lucas De Marchi <hidden>
• STALE1634d [PATCH 2/3] lib/string_helpers: Add helpers for enable[d]/disable[d]
  2022-01-19 · Lucas De Marchi <hidden>
• STALE1634d [PATCH 1/3] lib/string_helpers: Consolidate yesno() implementation
  2022-01-19 · Lucas De Marchi <hidden>
• STALE1682d [PATCH -next 1/2] string.h: Introduce memset_range() for wiping members
  2021-12-08 · Xiu Jianfeng <xiujianfeng@huawei.com>
• STALE1697d [PATCH v2 27/63] fortify: Move remaining fortify helpers into fortify-string.h
  2021-08-18 · Kees Cook <hidden>
• STALE1697d [PATCH v2 26/63] lib/string: Move helper functions out of string.c
  2021-08-18 · Kees Cook <hidden>
• STALE1697d [PATCH v2 37/63] string.h: Introduce memset_after() for wiping trailing members/padding
  2021-08-18 · Kees Cook <hidden>
• STALE1697d [PATCH v2 34/63] fortify: Detect struct member overflows in memcpy() at compile-time
  2021-08-18 · Kees Cook <hidden>
• STALE1800d [PATCH 37/64] string.h: Introduce memset_after() for wiping trailing members/padding
  2021-07-27 · Kees Cook <hidden>
• STALE1800d [PATCH 34/64] fortify: Detect struct member overflows in memcpy() at compile-time
  2021-07-27 · Kees Cook <hidden>
• STALE1800d [PATCH 29/64] lib/string: Move helper functions out of string.c
  2021-07-27 · Kees Cook <hidden>
• STALE1800d [PATCH 30/64] fortify: Move remaining fortify helpers into fortify-string.h
  2021-07-27 · Kees Cook <hidden>
• STALE1706d [PATCH v1 3/3] string: Move enableddisabled() helper under string.h hood
  2021-02-15 · Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>
• STALE1706d [PATCH v1 1/3] string: Consolidate yesno() helpers under string.h hood
  2021-02-15 · Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>
• STALE1706d [PATCH v1 2/3] string: Move onoff() helper under string.h hood
  2021-02-15 · Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>
• STALE2155d [PATCH v2 1/2] mm: add GFP mask param to strndup_user
  2020-08-22 · Pascal Bouchareine <hidden>
• STALE2155d [PATCH 1/2] mm: add GFP mask param to strndup_user
  2020-08-15 · Pascal Bouchareine <hidden>
• STALE2607d [PATCH 3/3][V2] lib: re-introduce new match_string() helper/macro
  2019-05-28 · Alexandru Ardelean <hidden>

Quiet for 30+ days

Patches with no review trailers and no replies. Either the author is heads-down elsewhere or these slipped through. Oldest first.

• COLD38d Re: [PATCH net-next] net/devlink: Use strscpy() to copy strings into arrays
  2026-06-10 · Kees Cook <kees@kernel.org>