On 12/04/21 06:51, Thomas Huth wrote:
I think this is pretty much the same as g_strlcpy() from the glib:
https://developer.gnome.org/glib/2.66/glib-String-Utility-Functions.html#g-strlcpy
So I guess Paolo had something different in mind when adding this task?
Yes, I did. strncpy is used
Hello All,
> I'm not sure what's the improvement over strncpy() here? Paolo, could you
> elaborate?
> (Note that we also have some functions like strpadcpy() in QEMU already,
> which can be used in similar ways)
Ok Thanks, I'll wait for Paolo to clarify if the functions are needed, if
yes then wh
On Sun, 11 Apr 2021 at 14:52, Chetan wrote:
> char *qemu_strncpy(char destination[], char source[], size_t destination_size)
> {
> /* Looping through the array and copying the characters from
> * source to destination.
> */
> for (int i = 0; i < strlen(source); i++) {
> d
Im not sure about what "better version" means, but my guess would be a faster
or more reliable version. If that's the case:
> for (int i = 0; i < strlen(source); i++) {
Since you're going on ebyte at a time, there's no need to know how big the
array is. As a stopping condition you could use
On 11/04/2021 15.50, Chetan wrote:
Hello All,
This mail is in reference to one of the tasks mentioned in
'/Contribute/BiteSizedTasks/' in QEMU wiki, under '/API conversion/' which
states to introduce a better alternative to strncpy function.
Looks like this task has been added by Paolo, so I
Hello All,
This mail is in reference to one of the tasks mentioned in '
*Contribute/BiteSizedTasks*' in QEMU wiki, under '*API conversion*' which
states to introduce a better alternative to strncpy function. I've drafted
and tested below implementation for the same. Before proceeding with any
chan
