Re: [PATCH v1 1/1] ACPI: processor: idle: Replace strlcat() with better alternative
From: kernel test robot
Date: Tue Mar 17 2026 - 04:24:53 EST
Hi Andy,
kernel test robot noticed the following build warnings:
[auto build test WARNING on rafael-pm/linux-next]
[also build test WARNING on rafael-pm/bleeding-edge linus/master v7.0-rc4 next-20260316]
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url: https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux/commits/Andy-Shevchenko/ACPI-processor-idle-Replace-strlcat-with-better-alternative/20260317-014800
base: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rafael/linux-pm.git linux-next
patch link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260316170158.1596857-1-andriy.shevchenko%40linux.intel.com
patch subject: [PATCH v1 1/1] ACPI: processor: idle: Replace strlcat() with better alternative
config: x86_64-rhel-9.4 (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20260317/202603170957.D9ZQ5sVR-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/config)
compiler: gcc-14 (Debian 14.2.0-19) 14.2.0
reproduce (this is a W=1 build): (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20260317/202603170957.D9ZQ5sVR-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/reproduce)
If you fix the issue in a separate patch/commit (i.e. not just a new version of
the same patch/commit), kindly add following tags
| Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx>
| Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202603170957.D9ZQ5sVR-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/
All warnings (new ones prefixed by >>):
drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c: In function 'flatten_lpi_states':
>> drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c:1013:56: warning: 'snprintf' output may be truncated before the last format character [-Wformat-truncation=]
1013 | snprintf(result->desc, ACPI_CX_DESC_LEN, "%s+%s", local->desc, parent->desc);
| ^
In function 'combine_lpi_states',
inlined from 'flatten_lpi_states' at drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c:1059:8:
drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c:1013:9: note: 'snprintf' output 2 or more bytes (assuming 33) into a destination of size 32
1013 | snprintf(result->desc, ACPI_CX_DESC_LEN, "%s+%s", local->desc, parent->desc);
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
vim +/snprintf +1013 drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
984
985 /**
986 * combine_lpi_states - combine local and parent LPI states to form a composite LPI state
987 *
988 * @local: local LPI state
989 * @parent: parent LPI state
990 * @result: composite LPI state
991 */
992 static bool combine_lpi_states(struct acpi_lpi_state *local,
993 struct acpi_lpi_state *parent,
994 struct acpi_lpi_state *result)
995 {
996 if (parent->entry_method == ACPI_CSTATE_INTEGER) {
997 if (!parent->address) /* 0 means autopromotable */
998 return false;
999 result->address = local->address + parent->address;
1000 } else {
1001 result->address = parent->address;
1002 }
1003
1004 result->min_residency = max(local->min_residency, parent->min_residency);
1005 result->wake_latency = local->wake_latency + parent->wake_latency;
1006 result->enable_parent_state = parent->enable_parent_state;
1007 result->entry_method = local->entry_method;
1008
1009 result->flags = parent->flags;
1010 result->arch_flags = parent->arch_flags;
1011 result->index = parent->index;
1012
> 1013 snprintf(result->desc, ACPI_CX_DESC_LEN, "%s+%s", local->desc, parent->desc);
1014 return true;
1015 }
1016
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