> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:linux-usb- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of David Laight > Sent: Friday, September 12, 2014 11:34 AM > To: 'Krzysztof Opasiak'; [email protected]; linux- > [email protected] > Cc: [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected] > Subject: RE: [PATCH 2/9] libusbg: Always add '\0' at end of string > > From: Krzysztof Opasiak > > strncpy() may not append trailing '\0' so let's append > > it always at end of string to avoid getting into troubles. > > Silently truncating strings just gives other errors. > You really need to verify that it doesn't matter. > ... > > diff --git a/src/usbg.c b/src/usbg.c > > index 0cc778b..785c01a 100644 > > --- a/src/usbg.c > > +++ b/src/usbg.c > > @@ -1324,10 +1324,12 @@ size_t > usbg_get_configfs_path_len(usbg_state *s) > > int usbg_get_configfs_path(usbg_state *s, char *buf, size_t len) > > { > > int ret = USBG_SUCCESS; > > - if (s && buf) > > + if (s && buf) { > > strncpy(buf, s->path, len); > > - else > > + buf[len - 1] = '\0'; > > + } else { > > ret = USBG_ERROR_INVALID_PARAM; > > + } > > > > return ret; > > } > > I would use the much shorter form: > if (!s || !buf) > return USBG_ERROR_INVALID_PARAM; > > buf[--len] = 0; > strncpy(buf, s->path, len); > return USBG_SUCCESS; > > Although can either 's' or 'buf' actually be NULL? > If you are being over-defensive can 'len' be zero? >
Oh that's true. It can be done in shorter form. Yes, we should also check if len is 0. Will be fixed in v2. Thanks, Krzysztof Opasiak -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-usb" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
