Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 21 Feb 2019 16:17:36 +1100 | From | "Tobin C. Harding" <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 2/6] lib/string: Fix erroneous 'overflow' documentation |
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On Wed, Feb 20, 2019 at 04:02:37PM -0800, Kees Cook wrote: > On Mon, Feb 18, 2019 at 3:24 PM Tobin C. Harding <tobin@kernel.org> wrote: > > > > Current documentation uses 'overflow' to describe a situation where less > > data is written to a buffer than buffer size not more. 'overflow' is > > the wrong word here - since we don't typically say 'underflow' change > > the whole sentence. > > > > Fix erroneous 'overflow' documentation for under filled buffer. > > > > Signed-off-by: Tobin C. Harding <tobin@kernel.org> > > --- > > lib/string.c | 4 ++-- > > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) > > > > diff --git a/lib/string.c b/lib/string.c > > index 38e4ca08e757..7f1d72db53c5 100644 > > --- a/lib/string.c > > +++ b/lib/string.c > > @@ -173,8 +173,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(strlcpy); > > * > > * Preferred to strncpy() since it always returns a valid string, and > > * doesn't unnecessarily force the tail of the destination buffer to be > > - * zeroed. If the zeroing is desired, it's likely cleaner to use strscpy() > > - * with an overflow test, then just memset() the tail of the dest buffer. > > + * zeroed. If the zeroing is desired, it's likely cleaner to use strscpy(), > > + * check the return size, then just memset() the tail of the dest buffer. > > */ > > I'd just fold this patch into the strscpy_zeroed() patch. No need for > a kind of "no op" change here when we'll just change it again with a > better advice ("use strscpy_zeroed()!")
Got it.
thanks, Tobin.
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