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From: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] config: remove insecure warnings
Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2016 13:24:29 -0800
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On Sun,  4 Dec 2016 23:17:06 +0100
Thomas Monjalon <thomas.monjalon@6wind.com> wrote:

> There was an option CONFIG_RTE_INSECURE_FUNCTION_WARNING (disabled by
> default), which prevents from using some libc functions:
> sprintf, snprintf, vsnprintf, strcpy, strncpy, strcat, strncat, sscanf,
> strtok, strsep and strlen.
> 
> It's all about using them at the right place with the right precautions.
> However, it is neither really possible nor a good advice to disable them.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Monjalon <thomas.monjalon@6wind.com>

Agreed, this is better done by fortify and other static checkers anyway.