[STRING]: Fix bug in generic strncpy() change.

b2e268b3 · David S. Miller · 06f13207 · b2e268b3
Commit b2e268b3 authored Aug 01, 2003 by David S. Miller
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--- a/lib/string.c
+++ b/lib/string.c
@@ -87,10 +87,12 @@ char * strncpy(char * dest,const char *src,size_t count)
 {
 	char *tmp = dest;
-	while (count-- && (*dest++ = *src++) != '\0')
+	while (count && (*dest++ = *src++) != '\0')
-		/* nothing */;
+		count--;
-	while (count-- > 0)
+	while (count) {
 		*dest++ = 0;
+		count--;
+	}
 	return tmp;
 }
 #endif