[PATCH v3 0/3] Remove all strcpy() uses

Greg Kroah-Hartman gregkh at linuxfoundation.org
Thu Aug 5 11:18:31 UTC 2021


On Sun, Aug 01, 2021 at 02:40:40PM +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Sun, Aug 1, 2021 at 11:53 AM Len Baker <len.baker at gmx.com> wrote:
> >
> > strcpy() performs no bounds checking on the destination buffer. This
> > could result in linear overflows beyond the end of the buffer, leading
> > to all kinds of misbehaviors. So, this serie removes all strcpy uses
> > from the "staging/fbtft" subsystem.
> >
> > Also, refactor the code a bit to follow the kernel coding-style and
> > avoid unnecessary variable initialization.
> 
> I don't see patch 3 (even on lore.kernel.org).
> 
> Greg, Geert, does it make sense to move this driver outside of staging?

If you clean up everything that needs to be done, yes, please do.

thanks,

greg k-h


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