News [Phoronix] Linux Finally Eliminates The strncpy API After Six Years Of Work, 360+ Patches

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Linux 7.2 has finally eliminated the strncpy API from the Linux kernel. The strncpy() function for copying up to a specified number of bytes has long been deprecated and after six years of work and hundreds of patches, no more users of the strncpy within the Linux kernel remained that it has now been eliminated...

Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.2-Drops-strncpy

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