* [PATCH RESEND] x86/olpc/xo15/sci: Replace strcpy with strscpy in xo15_sci_add
@ 2025-11-24 12:54 Thorsten Blum
2026-01-05 15:05 ` [tip: x86/cleanups] x86/platform/olpc: Replace strcpy() with strscpy() in xo15_sci_add() tip-bot2 for Thorsten Blum
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From: Thorsten Blum @ 2025-11-24 12:54 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Thomas Gleixner, Ingo Molnar, Borislav Petkov, Dave Hansen, x86,
H. Peter Anvin
Cc: Thorsten Blum, linux-kernel
strcpy() has been deprecated [1] because it performs no bounds checking
on the destination buffer, which can lead to buffer overflows. Use the
safer strscpy() instead.
Link: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/deprecated.html#strcpy [1]
Signed-off-by: Thorsten Blum <thorsten.blum@linux.dev>
---
Updated link and patch description.
---
arch/x86/platform/olpc/olpc-xo15-sci.c | 5 +++--
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/platform/olpc/olpc-xo15-sci.c b/arch/x86/platform/olpc/olpc-xo15-sci.c
index 68244a3422d1..82c51b6ec528 100644
--- a/arch/x86/platform/olpc/olpc-xo15-sci.c
+++ b/arch/x86/platform/olpc/olpc-xo15-sci.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
#include <linux/device.h>
#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
#include <linux/workqueue.h>
#include <linux/power_supply.h>
#include <linux/olpc-ec.h>
@@ -144,8 +145,8 @@ static int xo15_sci_add(struct acpi_device *device)
if (!device)
return -EINVAL;
- strcpy(acpi_device_name(device), XO15_SCI_DEVICE_NAME);
- strcpy(acpi_device_class(device), XO15_SCI_CLASS);
+ strscpy(acpi_device_name(device), XO15_SCI_DEVICE_NAME);
+ strscpy(acpi_device_class(device), XO15_SCI_CLASS);
/* Get GPE bit assignment (EC events). */
status = acpi_evaluate_integer(device->handle, "_GPE", NULL, &tmp);
--
2.51.1
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* [tip: x86/cleanups] x86/platform/olpc: Replace strcpy() with strscpy() in xo15_sci_add()
2025-11-24 12:54 [PATCH RESEND] x86/olpc/xo15/sci: Replace strcpy with strscpy in xo15_sci_add Thorsten Blum
@ 2026-01-05 15:05 ` tip-bot2 for Thorsten Blum
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From: tip-bot2 for Thorsten Blum @ 2026-01-05 15:05 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-tip-commits; +Cc: Thorsten Blum, Borislav Petkov (AMD), x86, linux-kernel
The following commit has been merged into the x86/cleanups branch of tip:
Commit-ID: c957072d44a735ebbe8385fc3511a4f5e6ccea93
Gitweb: https://git.kernel.org/tip/c957072d44a735ebbe8385fc3511a4f5e6ccea93
Author: Thorsten Blum <thorsten.blum@linux.dev>
AuthorDate: Mon, 24 Nov 2025 13:54:53 +01:00
Committer: Borislav Petkov (AMD) <bp@alien8.de>
CommitterDate: Mon, 05 Jan 2026 15:58:57 +01:00
x86/platform/olpc: Replace strcpy() with strscpy() in xo15_sci_add()
strcpy() has been deprecated¹ because it performs no bounds checking on the
destination buffer, which can lead to buffer overflows. Use the safer
strscpy() instead.
¹ https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/deprecated.html#strcpy
Signed-off-by: Thorsten Blum <thorsten.blum@linux.dev>
Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov (AMD) <bp@alien8.de>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20251124125455.5495-2-thorsten.blum@linux.dev
---
arch/x86/platform/olpc/olpc-xo15-sci.c | 5 +++--
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/platform/olpc/olpc-xo15-sci.c b/arch/x86/platform/olpc/olpc-xo15-sci.c
index 68244a3..82c51b6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/platform/olpc/olpc-xo15-sci.c
+++ b/arch/x86/platform/olpc/olpc-xo15-sci.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
#include <linux/device.h>
#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
#include <linux/workqueue.h>
#include <linux/power_supply.h>
#include <linux/olpc-ec.h>
@@ -144,8 +145,8 @@ static int xo15_sci_add(struct acpi_device *device)
if (!device)
return -EINVAL;
- strcpy(acpi_device_name(device), XO15_SCI_DEVICE_NAME);
- strcpy(acpi_device_class(device), XO15_SCI_CLASS);
+ strscpy(acpi_device_name(device), XO15_SCI_DEVICE_NAME);
+ strscpy(acpi_device_class(device), XO15_SCI_CLASS);
/* Get GPE bit assignment (EC events). */
status = acpi_evaluate_integer(device->handle, "_GPE", NULL, &tmp);
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