[PATCH] ACPI: TAD: Replace sprintf with sysfs_emit
From: Sukrut Heroorkar
Date: Wed Jul 16 2025 - 08:37:14 EST
Replace use of sprintf in *_show attributes with sysfs_emit for writing
to sysfs. While the current implementation works, sysfs_emit helps prevent
potential buffer overflows and aligns with kernel documentation
Documentation/filesystems/sysfs.rst.
Tested on an x86_64 system with acpi_tad built as a module:
- Inserted patched acpi_tad.ko successfully
- Verified /sys/devices/platform/ACPI000E:00/time and /caps are accessible
- Confirmed correct output from 'cat' with no dmesg errors
Signed-off-by: Sukrut Heroorkar <hsukrut3@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/acpi/acpi_tad.c | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpi_tad.c b/drivers/acpi/acpi_tad.c
index 825c2a8acea4..91d7d90c47da 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpi_tad.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpi_tad.c
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ static ssize_t time_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
if (ret)
return ret;
- return sprintf(buf, "%u:%u:%u:%u:%u:%u:%d:%u\n",
+ return sysfs_emit(buf, "%u:%u:%u:%u:%u:%u:%d:%u\n",
rt.year, rt.month, rt.day, rt.hour, rt.minute, rt.second,
rt.tz, rt.daylight);
}
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ static ssize_t caps_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
{
struct acpi_tad_driver_data *dd = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
- return sprintf(buf, "0x%02X\n", dd->capabilities);
+ return sysfs_emit(buf, "0x%02X\n", dd->capabilities);
}
static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(caps);
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