[PATCH] cgroup: Replace deprecated strcpy() with strscpy()

Thorsten Blum posted 1 patch 1 month, 3 weeks ago
kernel/cgroup/cgroup-v1.c | 3 ++-
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
[PATCH] cgroup: Replace deprecated strcpy() with strscpy()
Posted by Thorsten Blum 1 month, 3 weeks ago
strcpy() is deprecated; use strscpy() instead.

Link: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/88
Signed-off-by: Thorsten Blum <thorsten.blum@linux.dev>
---
 kernel/cgroup/cgroup-v1.c | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kernel/cgroup/cgroup-v1.c b/kernel/cgroup/cgroup-v1.c
index fa24c032ed6f..b551d9f47af5 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup/cgroup-v1.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup/cgroup-v1.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <linux/sched/task.h>
 #include <linux/magic.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/vmalloc.h>
 #include <linux/delayacct.h>
 #include <linux/pid_namespace.h>
@@ -1129,7 +1130,7 @@ int cgroup1_reconfigure(struct fs_context *fc)
 
 	if (ctx->release_agent) {
 		spin_lock(&release_agent_path_lock);
-		strcpy(root->release_agent_path, ctx->release_agent);
+		strscpy(root->release_agent_path, ctx->release_agent);
 		spin_unlock(&release_agent_path_lock);
 	}
 
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2.50.1
Re: [PATCH] cgroup: Replace deprecated strcpy() with strscpy()
Posted by Tejun Heo 1 month, 3 weeks ago
On Tue, Aug 12, 2025 at 01:50:35PM +0200, Thorsten Blum wrote:
> strcpy() is deprecated; use strscpy() instead.
> 
> Link: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/88
> Signed-off-by: Thorsten Blum <thorsten.blum@linux.dev>

Applied to cgroup/for-6.18.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun