Subject: Re: [PATCH] devlink/param: replace deprecated strcpy() with strscpy()

From: Jakub Kicinski <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 6 May 2026 15:42:52 -0700

On Wed,  6 May 2026 18:14:11 -0300 Álvaro Costa wrote:
> Replace strcpy() call used to extract a string parameter from param_data
> with strscpy(). Since strscpy() already performs bounds checking and
> ensures the destination string is NUL-terminated, remove the string
> length check as well.

The current code validates the netlink attr is nul-terminated.
I'm not sure if your patch retains current behavior.
I am sure, however, that checking whether the change is correct
is a poor use of everyone's time.
Please don't send these sort of patches for networking.
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pw-bot: reject