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diff --git a/lib/string.c b/lib/string.c index 33befc6ba3fa..db9abc18b216 100644 --- a/lib/string.c +++ b/lib/string.c @@ -236,6 +236,30 @@ ssize_t strscpy(char *dest, const char *src, size_t count) EXPORT_SYMBOL(strscpy); #endif +/** + * stpcpy - copy a string from src to dest returning a pointer to the new end + * of dest, including src's %NUL-terminator. May overrun dest. + * @dest: pointer to end of string being copied into. Must be large enough + * to receive copy. + * @src: pointer to the beginning of string being copied from. Must not overlap + * dest. + * + * stpcpy differs from strcpy in a key way: the return value is a pointer + * to the new %NUL-terminating character in @dest. (For strcpy, the return + * value is a pointer to the start of @dest). This interface is considered + * unsafe as it doesn't perform bounds checking of the inputs. As such it's + * not recommended for usage. Instead, its definition is provided in case + * the compiler lowers other libcalls to stpcpy. + */ +char *stpcpy(char *__restrict__ dest, const char *__restrict__ src); +char *stpcpy(char *__restrict__ dest, const char *__restrict__ src) +{ + while ((*dest++ = *src++) != '\0') + /* nothing */; + return --dest; +} +EXPORT_SYMBOL(stpcpy); + #ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_STRCAT /** * strcat - Append one %NUL-terminated string to another |