Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1998 17:14:20 +1100 From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au> To: archie@whistle.com, grog@lemis.com, rnordier@nordier.com Cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: snprintf() in the kernel Message-ID: <199811210614.RAA24812@godzilla.zeta.org.au>
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>As promised, here are the patches to add [v]snprintf() to the kernel >and fix a zillion occurrences of sprintf() and str[n]cpy()... > > ftp://ftp.whistle.com/pub/archie/misc/SNPRINTF.patch.gz It would have been easier to review if it were here: >[here] >There are 124 files affected.. so reviews are much appreciated! snprintf returns a value which is almost always ignored. Most of the strncpy -> snprintf changes are dubious, since strncpy is often used for character arrays that aren't strings. The changes for disk labels are certainly wrong. Bruce To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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