From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@kernel.org
To: Ajith Parappalliyalil Venugopal <ajithpv.linux@gmail.com>
Cc: tung.quang.nguyen@est.tech, jmaloy@redhat.com,
davem@davemloft.net, edumazet@google.com, kuba@kernel.org,
pabeni@redhat.com, horms@kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org,
tipc-discussion@lists.sourceforge.net,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v6] tipc: replace deprecated strcpy with strscpy in tipc_bearer_get_name()
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2026 02:30:03 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <178969860364.236125.4397809874433283947.git-patchwork-notify@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260915145641.2434403-1-ajithpv.linux@gmail.com>
Hello:
This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>:
On Tue, 15 Sep 2026 14:56:41 +0000 you wrote:
> The `strcpy()` function is deprecated and moving towards code-tree
> elimination. Replacing it with `strscpy()` fixes potential buffer
> overflow vectors by ensuring safe NULL-termination based on the
> destination buffer size limit [1][2].
>
> To make the interface safer and more robust for future callers, refactor
> `tipc_bearer_get_name()` to accept a destination buffer length parameter.
> Replace `strcpy()` with `strscpy()` and pass through any potential
> `-E2BIG` truncation error code up to the caller. Update the existing
> caller in `net/tipc/monitor.c` to pass its array size.
>
> [...]
Here is the summary with links:
- [net-next,v6] tipc: replace deprecated strcpy with strscpy in tipc_bearer_get_name()
https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/4bb9710c6a68
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2026-09-15 14:56 [PATCH net-next v6] tipc: replace deprecated strcpy with strscpy in tipc_bearer_get_name() Ajith Parappalliyalil Venugopal
2026-09-17 2:46 ` Tung Quang Nguyen
2026-09-18 2:30 ` patchwork-bot+netdevbpf [this message]
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