From: Lucas Poupeau <lucasp.linux@gmail.com>
To: jpoimboe@kernel.org, pmladek@suse.com
Cc: m32285159@gmail.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
Lucas Poupeau <lucasp.linux@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH] tools: include: add proper strscpy() declaration
Date: Mon, 4 May 2026 23:23:01 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260504212301.63750-1-lucasp.linux@gmail.com> (raw)
Currently, strscpy() is defined as a macro for strcpy() in the tools
headers. This is unsafe and prevents using the real strscpy() logic
that provides better buffer overflow protection.
Remove the macro hack and add a proper extern declaration for
strscpy(). This allows tools to use the safer string copying API
once the implementation is provided.
Suggested-by: Maxwell Doose <m32285159@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Lucas Poupeau <lucasp.linux@gmail.com>
---
tools/include/linux/string.h | 5 ++++-
tools/lib/string.c | 37 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/tools/include/linux/string.h b/tools/include/linux/string.h
index 51ad3cf4fa82..4f3547d0cd84 100644
--- a/tools/include/linux/string.h
+++ b/tools/include/linux/string.h
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ void argv_free(char **argv);
int strtobool(const char *s, bool *res);
-#define strscpy strcpy
/*
* glibc based builds needs the extern while uClibc doesn't.
@@ -30,6 +29,10 @@ extern size_t strlcpy(char *dest, const char *src, size_t size);
#endif
#endif
+extern ssize_t strscpy(char *dest, const char *src, size_t count);
+
+char *str_error_r(int errnum, char *buf, size_t buflen);
+
char *str_error_r(int errnum, char *buf, size_t buflen);
char *strreplace(char *s, char old, char new);
diff --git a/tools/lib/string.c b/tools/lib/string.c
index 3126d2cff716..12fabbe583cf 100644
--- a/tools/lib/string.c
+++ b/tools/lib/string.c
@@ -36,6 +36,43 @@ void *memdup(const void *src, size_t len)
return p;
}
+/**
+ * strscpy - Copy a C-string into a sized buffer
+ * @dest: Where to copy the string to
+ * @src: Where to copy the string from
+ * @count: Size of destination buffer
+ *
+ * Copy the source string to the destination buffer. The result is
+ * always a valid NUL-terminated string that fits in the buffer.
+ *
+ * Return:
+ * * The number of characters copied (not including the trailing NUL)
+ * * -E2BIG if count is 0 or @src was truncated.
+ */
+ssize_t strscpy(char *dest, const char *src, size_t count)
+{
+ size_t res = 0;
+
+ if (count == 0)
+ return -E2BIG;
+
+ while (count) {
+ char c = src[res];
+
+ dest[res] = c;
+ if (!c)
+ return res;
+ res++;
+ count--;
+ }
+
+ /* Hit buffer length without finding a NUL; force NUL-termination. */
+ if (res)
+ dest[res-1] = '\0';
+
+ return -E2BIG;
+}
+
/**
* strtobool - convert common user inputs into boolean values
* @s: input string
--
2.54.0
next reply other threads:[~2026-05-04 21:23 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-05-04 21:23 Lucas Poupeau [this message]
2026-05-04 21:38 ` [PATCH] tools: include: add proper strscpy() declaration Maxwell Doose
2026-05-04 21:47 ` Maxwell Doose
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