Re: SETNAME (set nodename) in syscall.c

[Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org>]

On Sat, Apr 29, 2006 at 09:01:59PM -0700, Randy.Dunlap wrote:

> In arch/mips/syscall.c::_sys_sysmips(), case SETNAME,
> isn't one of the strncpy() and strlcpy() unneeded?
> 
>               down_write(&uts_sem);
>               strncpy(system_utsname.nodename, nodename, len);
>               nodename[__NEW_UTS_LEN] = '\0';
>               strlcpy(system_utsname.nodename, nodename,
>                       sizeof(system_utsname.nodename));
>               up_write(&uts_sem);

Seems that came with the 2.5.70 merge and got copied and moved around a
few times since.  I'm pretty sure the whole sysmips(SETNAME, ...)
operation is unused.

Any objections again removal of sysmips(SETNAME, ...) support?

  Ralf