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diff --git a/doc/developer/workflow.rst b/doc/developer/workflow.rst index 861d87b998..71e2b00448 100644 --- a/doc/developer/workflow.rst +++ b/doc/developer/workflow.rst @@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ In general, code submitted into FRR will be rejected if it uses unsafe programming practices. While there is no enforced overall ruleset, the following requirements have achieved consensus: -- ``strcpy``, ``strcat`` and ``sprintf`` are inacceptable without exception. +- ``strcpy``, ``strcat`` and ``sprintf`` are unacceptable without exception. Use ``strlcpy``, ``strlcat`` and ``snprintf`` instead. (Rationale: even if you know the operation cannot overflow the buffer, a future code change may inadvertedly introduce an overflow.) |