Re: Usage of strncpy in the kernel
Mouse <[email protected]>
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> All strlcpy() does extra is guarantee NUL-termination, Extra? Over strcpy and strncpy? No, that's not all. It also fills the rest, if any, of the destination space with more NULs. (This can be useful to, for example, prevent leaking kernel stack trash to userland.) /~\ The ASCII Mouse \ / Ribbon Campaign X Against HTML [email protected] / \ Email! 7D C8 61 52 5D E7 2D 39 4E F1 31 3E E8 B3 27 4B