[PATCH 1/2] Revert "lib: string: Fix strlcpy return value", fix callers

Tom Rini trini at konsulko.com
Wed Aug 9 03:39:36 CEST 2023


On Fri, Jul 14, 2023 at 01:24:50PM +0200, Matthias Schiffer wrote:

> Both the Linux kernel and libbsd agree that strlcpy() should always
> return strlen(src) and not include the NUL termination. The incorrect
> U-Boot implementation makes it impossible to check the return value for
> truncation, and breaks code written with the usual implementation in
> mind (for example, fdtdec_add_reserved_memory() was subtly broken).
> 
> I reviewed all callers of strlcpy() and strlcat() and fixed them
> according to my understanding of the intended function.
> 
> This reverts commit d3358ecc54be0bc3b4dd11f7a63eab0a2842f772 and adds
> related fixes.
> 
> Fixes: d3358ecc54be ("lib: string: Fix strlcpy return value")
> Signed-off-by: Matthias Schiffer <matthias.schiffer at ew.tq-group.com>
> Reviewed-by: Simon Glass <sjg at chromium.org>
> Reviewed-by: Sean Anderson <sean.anderson at seco.com>

Applied to u-boot/next, thanks!

-- 
Tom
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