[PATCH] xfs: replace strncpy with memcpy in xattr listing
From: Pranav Tyagi
Date: Tue Jun 17 2025 - 09:23:17 EST
Use memcpy() in place of strncpy() in __xfs_xattr_put_listent().
The length is known and a null byte is added manually.
No functional change intended.
Signed-off-by: Pranav Tyagi <pranav.tyagi03@xxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/xfs/xfs_xattr.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_xattr.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_xattr.c
index 0f641a9091ec..ac5cecec9aa1 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_xattr.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_xattr.c
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ __xfs_xattr_put_listent(
offset = context->buffer + context->count;
memcpy(offset, prefix, prefix_len);
offset += prefix_len;
- strncpy(offset, (char *)name, namelen); /* real name */
+ memcpy(offset, (char *)name, namelen); /* real name */
offset += namelen;
*offset = '\0';
--
2.49.0