This patch replaces the use of the deprecated strncpy() function with strscpy() in drivers/staging/greybus/Documentation/firmware/firmware.c.
The strscpy() API is the recommended safer alternative that guarantees NUL-termination and avoids potential buffer overflows, making it more robust for handling string operations in kernel space.
This change improves code safety and aligns the driver with current kernel coding practices.
Signed-off-by: Ganesh Kumar Pittala ganeshkpittala@gmail.com --- drivers/staging/greybus/Documentation/firmware/firmware.c | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/Documentation/firmware/firmware.c b/drivers/staging/greybus/Documentation/firmware/firmware.c index 765d69faa9cc..f37904b914d2 100644 --- a/drivers/staging/greybus/Documentation/firmware/firmware.c +++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/Documentation/firmware/firmware.c @@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ static int update_intf_firmware(int fd) intf_load.major = 0; intf_load.minor = 0;
- strncpy((char *)&intf_load.firmware_tag, firmware_tag, + strscpy((char *)&intf_load.firmware_tag, firmware_tag, GB_FIRMWARE_U_TAG_MAX_SIZE);
ret = ioctl(fd, FW_MGMT_IOC_INTF_LOAD_AND_VALIDATE, &intf_load); @@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ static int update_backend_firmware(int fd) /* Get Backend Firmware Version */ printf("Getting Backend Firmware Version\n");
- strncpy((char *)&backend_fw_info.firmware_tag, firmware_tag, + strscpy((char *)&backend_fw_info.firmware_tag, firmware_tag, GB_FIRMWARE_U_TAG_MAX_SIZE);
retry_fw_version: @@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ static int update_backend_firmware(int fd) /* Try Backend Firmware Update over Unipro */ printf("Updating Backend Firmware\n");
- strncpy((char *)&backend_update.firmware_tag, firmware_tag, + strscpy((char *)&backend_update.firmware_tag, firmware_tag, GB_FIRMWARE_U_TAG_MAX_SIZE);
retry_fw_update: