};
 
 
-static const char spaces[] = "                "; /* 16 of them */
 static blist_flags_t scsi_default_dev_flags;
 static LIST_HEAD(scsi_dev_info_list);
 static char scsi_dev_flags[256];
        size_t from_length;
 
        from_length = strlen(from);
-       strncpy(to, from, min(to_length, from_length));
-       if (from_length < to_length) {
-               if (compatible) {
-                       /*
-                        * NUL terminate the string if it is short.
-                        */
-                       to[from_length] = '\0';
-               } else {
-                       /*
-                        * space pad the string if it is short.
-                        */
-                       strncpy(&to[from_length], spaces,
-                               to_length - from_length);
-               }
+       /* This zero-pads the destination */
+       strncpy(to, from, to_length);
+       if (from_length < to_length && !compatible) {
+               /*
+                * space pad the string if it is short.
+                */
+               memset(&to[from_length], ' ', to_length - from_length);
        }
        if (from_length > to_length)
                 printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: %s string '%s' is too long\n",