Rule 21.16 is about the types of arguments allowed for memcpy. Add
string literals to the allow-list under specific conditions.
Suggested-by: Jan Beulich <jbeul...@suse.com>
Signed-off-by: Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabell...@amd.com>
diff --git a/docs/misra/rules.rst b/docs/misra/rules.rst
index e1c26030e8..3e014a6298 100644
--- a/docs/misra/rules.rst
+++ b/docs/misra/rules.rst
@@ -813,7 +813,9 @@ maintainers if you want to suggest a change.
shall point to either a pointer type, an essentially signed type,
an essentially unsigned type, an essentially Boolean type or an
essentially enum type
- - void* arguments are allowed
+ - void* arguments are allowed. string literal arguments are allowed
+ when the last argument passed for the comparison is less or equal
+ to the size of the string.
* - `Rule 21.17
<https://gitlab.com/MISRA/MISRA-C/MISRA-C-2012/Example-Suite/-/blob/master/R_21_17.c>`_
- Mandatory
