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From: Ajith P V <ajithpv.linux@gmail.com>
To: FlorianSchandinat@gmx.de, deller@gmx.de
Cc: linux-fbdev@vger.kernel.org, dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Ajith P V <ajithpv.linux@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH v3] video: fbdev: via: refactor strcpy and viafb_name
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2026 07:44:35 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260814074435.277441-1-ajithpv.linux@gmail.com> (raw)

Replace the deprecated and unbounded strcpy() function with the safer
strscpy() alternative when setting up the framebuffer fixed screen
information [1][2].

It aligns this driver with the ongoing kernel-wide security initiative
to eliminate unbounded string copies, hardening the code against future
modifications.

Additionally, convert the file-scope `viafb_name` pointer into a
`static const char[]` array while preserving its original value "Via".
This allows the compiler to execute compile-time bounds checking and
optimize the string copy operation without breaking userspace ABI
backward compatibility.

This is a proactive API cleanup and there is no functional
performance or truncation risk.

Link: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/deprecated.html#strcpy [1]
Link: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/88 [2]

Signed-off-by: Ajith P V <ajithpv.linux@gmail.com>
---
v3:
  - Restore the original "Via" string value to prevent userspace ABI 
    regressions, while keeping the 'static const char[]' optimization as
    suggested by Sashiko AI.
v2:
  - Keep variable static but change it to a const array
    'static const char viafb_name[] = "viafb"' as suggested by Helge Deller
    to let the compiler leverage compile-time checks.

 drivers/video/fbdev/via/viafbdev.c | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/via/viafbdev.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/via/viafbdev.c
index 80f95dac32c8..f6823beb4d7e 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/via/viafbdev.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/via/viafbdev.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #define _MASTER_FILE
 #include "global.h"
 
-static char *viafb_name = "Via";
+static const char viafb_name[] = "Via";
 static u32 pseudo_pal[17];
 
 /* video mode */
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ static void viafb_setup_fixinfo(struct fb_fix_screeninfo *fix,
 	struct viafb_par *viaparinfo)
 {
 	memset(fix, 0, sizeof(struct fb_fix_screeninfo));
-	strcpy(fix->id, viafb_name);
+	strscpy(fix->id, viafb_name, sizeof(fix->id));
 
 	fix->smem_start = viaparinfo->fbmem;
 	fix->smem_len = viaparinfo->fbmem_free;
-- 
2.43.0


             reply	other threads:[~2026-08-14  7:44 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 2+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-08-14  7:44 Ajith P V [this message]
2026-08-18  8:53 ` [PATCH v3] video: fbdev: via: refactor strcpy and viafb_name Helge Deller

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