4 files changed, 7 insertions, 22 deletions

diff --git a/Kill.c b/Kill.c
index f5c30e97..29a43ea6 100644
--- a/Kill.c
+++ b/Kill.c
@@ -96,16 +96,7 @@ int Kill_subarray(char *dev, char *subarray, int quiet)
 
 	memset(st, 0, sizeof(*st));
 
-	if (snprintf(st->subarray, sizeof(st->subarray), "%s", subarray) >=
-	    (int)sizeof(st->subarray)) {
-		if (!quiet)
-			fprintf(stderr,
-				Name ": Input overflow for subarray '%s' > %zu bytes\n",
-				subarray, sizeof(st->subarray) - 1);
-		return 2;
-	}
-
-	fd = open_subarray(dev, st, quiet);
+	fd = open_subarray(dev, subarray, st, quiet);
 	if (fd < 0)
 		return 2;
 
diff --git a/Manage.c b/Manage.c
index d9530a48..c3322f4d 100644
--- a/Manage.c
+++ b/Manage.c
@@ -1037,16 +1037,8 @@ int Update_subarray(char *dev, char *subarray, char *update, mddev_ident_t ident
 	int fd, rv = 2;
 
 	memset(st, 0, sizeof(*st));
-	if (snprintf(st->subarray, sizeof(st->subarray), "%s", subarray) >=
-	    (signed)sizeof(st->subarray)) {
-		if (!quiet)
-			fprintf(stderr,
-				Name ": Input overflow for subarray '%s' > %zu bytes\n",
-				subarray, sizeof(st->subarray) - 1);
-		return 2;
-	}
 
-	fd = open_subarray(dev, st, quiet);
+	fd = open_subarray(dev, subarray, st, quiet);
 	if (fd < 0)
 		return 2;
 
diff --git a/mdadm.h b/mdadm.h
index 6f7f06f5..9ca3223a 100644
--- a/mdadm.h
+++ b/mdadm.h
@@ -1032,7 +1032,7 @@ extern int open_container(int fd);
 extern int is_container_member(struct mdstat_ent *ent, char *devname);
 extern int is_subarray_active(char *subarray, char *devname);
 int is_container_active(char *devname);
-extern int open_subarray(char *dev, struct supertype *st, int quiet);
+extern int open_subarray(char *dev, char *subarray, struct supertype *st, int quiet);
 extern struct superswitch *version_to_superswitch(char *vers);
 
 extern int mdmon_running(int devnum);
diff --git a/util.c b/util.c
index 27989636..b965c8d7 100644
--- a/util.c
+++ b/util.c
@@ -1441,12 +1441,12 @@ int is_container_active(char *container)
 
 /* open_subarray - opens a subarray in a container
  * @dev: container device name
- * @st: supertype with only ->subarray set
+ * @st: empty supertype
  * @quiet: block reporting errors flag
  *
  * On success returns an fd to a container and fills in *st
  */
-int open_subarray(char *dev, struct supertype *st, int quiet)
+int open_subarray(char *dev, char *subarray, struct supertype *st, int quiet)
 {
 	struct mdinfo *mdi;
 	int fd, err = 1;
@@ -1498,6 +1498,8 @@ int open_subarray(char *dev, struct supertype *st, int quiet)
 		goto free_sysfs;
 	}
 
+	strncpy(st->subarray, subarray, sizeof(st->subarray)-1);
+
 	if (st->ss->load_super(st, fd, NULL)) {
 		if (!quiet)
 			fprintf(stderr, Name ": Failed to find subarray-%s in %s\n",