diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa_fcbuild.c b/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa_fcbuild.c
index b8dadc9cc993..d3b00a475aeb 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa_fcbuild.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa_fcbuild.c
@@ -1250,8 +1250,8 @@ fc_rspnid_build(struct fchs_s *fchs, void *pyld, u32 s_id, u16 ox_id,
 	memset(rspnid, 0, sizeof(struct fcgs_rspnid_req_s));
 
 	rspnid->dap = s_id;
-	rspnid->spn_len = (u8) strlen((char *)name);
-	strncpy((char *)rspnid->spn, (char *)name, rspnid->spn_len);
+	strlcpy(rspnid->spn, name, sizeof(rspnid->spn));
+	rspnid->spn_len = (u8) strlen(rspnid->spn);
 
 	return sizeof(struct fcgs_rspnid_req_s) + sizeof(struct ct_hdr_s);
 }
@@ -1271,8 +1271,8 @@ fc_rsnn_nn_build(struct fchs_s *fchs, void *pyld, u32 s_id,
 	memset(rsnn_nn, 0, sizeof(struct fcgs_rsnn_nn_req_s));
 
 	rsnn_nn->node_name = node_name;
-	rsnn_nn->snn_len = (u8) strlen((char *)name);
-	strncpy((char *)rsnn_nn->snn, (char *)name, rsnn_nn->snn_len);
+	strlcpy(rsnn_nn->snn, name, sizeof(rsnn_nn->snn));
+	rsnn_nn->snn_len = (u8) strlen(rsnn_nn->snn);
 
 	return sizeof(struct fcgs_rsnn_nn_req_s) + sizeof(struct ct_hdr_s);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa_fcs.c b/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa_fcs.c
index 4aa61e20e82d..932feb0ed4da 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa_fcs.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa_fcs.c
@@ -769,23 +769,23 @@ bfa_fcs_fabric_psymb_init(struct bfa_fcs_fabric_s *fabric)
 	bfa_ioc_get_adapter_model(&fabric->fcs->bfa->ioc, model);
 
 	/* Model name/number */
-	strncpy((char *)&port_cfg->sym_name, model,
-		BFA_FCS_PORT_SYMBNAME_MODEL_SZ);
-	strncat((char *)&port_cfg->sym_name, BFA_FCS_PORT_SYMBNAME_SEPARATOR,
-		sizeof(BFA_FCS_PORT_SYMBNAME_SEPARATOR));
+	strlcpy(port_cfg->sym_name.symname, model,
+		BFA_SYMNAME_MAXLEN);
+	strlcat(port_cfg->sym_name.symname, BFA_FCS_PORT_SYMBNAME_SEPARATOR,
+		BFA_SYMNAME_MAXLEN);
 
 	/* Driver Version */
-	strncat((char *)&port_cfg->sym_name, (char *)driver_info->version,
-		BFA_FCS_PORT_SYMBNAME_VERSION_SZ);
-	strncat((char *)&port_cfg->sym_name, BFA_FCS_PORT_SYMBNAME_SEPARATOR,
-		sizeof(BFA_FCS_PORT_SYMBNAME_SEPARATOR));
+	strlcat(port_cfg->sym_name.symname, driver_info->version,
+		BFA_SYMNAME_MAXLEN);
+	strlcat(port_cfg->sym_name.symname, BFA_FCS_PORT_SYMBNAME_SEPARATOR,
+		BFA_SYMNAME_MAXLEN);
 
 	/* Host machine name */
-	strncat((char *)&port_cfg->sym_name,
-		(char *)driver_info->host_machine_name,
-		BFA_FCS_PORT_SYMBNAME_MACHINENAME_SZ);
-	strncat((char *)&port_cfg->sym_name, BFA_FCS_PORT_SYMBNAME_SEPARATOR,
-		sizeof(BFA_FCS_PORT_SYMBNAME_SEPARATOR));
+	strlcat(port_cfg->sym_name.symname,
+		driver_info->host_machine_name,
+		BFA_SYMNAME_MAXLEN);
+	strlcat(port_cfg->sym_name.symname, BFA_FCS_PORT_SYMBNAME_SEPARATOR,
+		BFA_SYMNAME_MAXLEN);
 
 	/*
 	 * Host OS Info :
@@ -793,24 +793,24 @@ bfa_fcs_fabric_psymb_init(struct bfa_fcs_fabric_s *fabric)
 	 * OS name string and instead copy the entire OS info string (64 bytes).
 	 */
 	if (driver_info->host_os_patch[0] == '\0') {
-		strncat((char *)&port_cfg->sym_name,
-			(char *)driver_info->host_os_name,
-			BFA_FCS_OS_STR_LEN);
-		strncat((char *)&port_cfg->sym_name,
+		strlcat(port_cfg->sym_name.symname,
+			driver_info->host_os_name,
+			BFA_SYMNAME_MAXLEN);
+		strlcat(port_cfg->sym_name.symname,
 			BFA_FCS_PORT_SYMBNAME_SEPARATOR,
-			sizeof(BFA_FCS_PORT_SYMBNAME_SEPARATOR));
+			BFA_SYMNAME_MAXLEN);
 	} else {
-		strncat((char *)&port_cfg->sym_name,
-			(char *)driver_info->host_os_name,
-			BFA_FCS_PORT_SYMBNAME_OSINFO_SZ);
-		strncat((char *)&port_cfg->sym_name,
+		strlcat(port_cfg->sym_name.symname,
+			driver_info->host_os_name,
+			BFA_SYMNAME_MAXLEN);
+		strlcat(port_cfg->sym_name.symname,
 			BFA_FCS_PORT_SYMBNAME_SEPARATOR,
-			sizeof(BFA_FCS_PORT_SYMBNAME_SEPARATOR));
+			BFA_SYMNAME_MAXLEN);
 
 		/* Append host OS Patch Info */
-		strncat((char *)&port_cfg->sym_name,
-			(char *)driver_info->host_os_patch,
-			BFA_FCS_PORT_SYMBNAME_OSPATCH_SZ);
+		strlcat(port_cfg->sym_name.symname,
+			driver_info->host_os_patch,
+			BFA_SYMNAME_MAXLEN);
 	}
 
 	/* null terminate */
@@ -830,26 +830,26 @@ bfa_fcs_fabric_nsymb_init(struct bfa_fcs_fabric_s *fabric)
 	bfa_ioc_get_adapter_model(&fabric->fcs->bfa->ioc, model);
 
 	/* Model name/number */
-	strncpy((char *)&port_cfg->node_sym_name, model,
-		BFA_FCS_PORT_SYMBNAME_MODEL_SZ);
-	strncat((char *)&port_cfg->node_sym_name,
+	strlcpy(port_cfg->node_sym_name.symname, model,
+		BFA_SYMNAME_MAXLEN);
+	strlcat(port_cfg->node_sym_name.symname,
 			BFA_FCS_PORT_SYMBNAME_SEPARATOR,
-			sizeof(BFA_FCS_PORT_SYMBNAME_SEPARATOR));
+			BFA_SYMNAME_MAXLEN);
 
 	/* Driver Version */
-	strncat((char *)&port_cfg->node_sym_name, (char *)driver_info->version,
-		BFA_FCS_PORT_SYMBNAME_VERSION_SZ);
-	strncat((char *)&port_cfg->node_sym_name,
+	strlcat(port_cfg->node_sym_name.symname, (char *)driver_info->version,
+		BFA_SYMNAME_MAXLEN);
+	strlcat(port_cfg->node_sym_name.symname,
 			BFA_FCS_PORT_SYMBNAME_SEPARATOR,
-			sizeof(BFA_FCS_PORT_SYMBNAME_SEPARATOR));
+			BFA_SYMNAME_MAXLEN);
 
 	/* Host machine name */
-	strncat((char *)&port_cfg->node_sym_name,
-		(char *)driver_info->host_machine_name,
-		BFA_FCS_PORT_SYMBNAME_MACHINENAME_SZ);
-	strncat((char *)&port_cfg->node_sym_name,
+	strlcat(port_cfg->node_sym_name.symname,
+		driver_info->host_machine_name,
+		BFA_SYMNAME_MAXLEN);
+	strlcat(port_cfg->node_sym_name.symname,
 			BFA_FCS_PORT_SYMBNAME_SEPARATOR,
-			sizeof(BFA_FCS_PORT_SYMBNAME_SEPARATOR));
+			BFA_SYMNAME_MAXLEN);
 
 	/* null terminate */
 	port_cfg->node_sym_name.symname[BFA_SYMNAME_MAXLEN - 1] = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa_fcs_lport.c b/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa_fcs_lport.c
index 638c0a2857f7..b4f2c1d8742e 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa_fcs_lport.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa_fcs_lport.c
@@ -2642,10 +2642,10 @@ bfa_fcs_fdmi_get_hbaattr(struct bfa_fcs_lport_fdmi_s *fdmi,
 	bfa_ioc_get_adapter_fw_ver(&port->fcs->bfa->ioc,
 					hba_attr->fw_version);
 
-	strncpy(hba_attr->driver_version, (char *)driver_info->version,
+	strlcpy(hba_attr->driver_version, (char *)driver_info->version,
 		sizeof(hba_attr->driver_version));
 
-	strncpy(hba_attr->os_name, driver_info->host_os_name,
+	strlcpy(hba_attr->os_name, driver_info->host_os_name,
 		sizeof(hba_attr->os_name));
 
 	/*
@@ -2653,23 +2653,23 @@ bfa_fcs_fdmi_get_hbaattr(struct bfa_fcs_lport_fdmi_s *fdmi,
 	 * to the os name along with a separator
 	 */
 	if (driver_info->host_os_patch[0] != '\0') {
-		strncat(hba_attr->os_name, BFA_FCS_PORT_SYMBNAME_SEPARATOR,
-			sizeof(BFA_FCS_PORT_SYMBNAME_SEPARATOR));
-		strncat(hba_attr->os_name, driver_info->host_os_patch,
-				sizeof(driver_info->host_os_patch));
+		strlcat(hba_attr->os_name, BFA_FCS_PORT_SYMBNAME_SEPARATOR,
+			sizeof(hba_attr->os_name));
+		strlcat(hba_attr->os_name, driver_info->host_os_patch,
+				sizeof(hba_attr->os_name));
 	}
 
 	/* Retrieve the max frame size from the port attr */
 	bfa_fcs_fdmi_get_portattr(fdmi, &fcs_port_attr);
 	hba_attr->max_ct_pyld = fcs_port_attr.max_frm_size;
 
-	strncpy(hba_attr->node_sym_name.symname,
+	strlcpy(hba_attr->node_sym_name.symname,
 		port->port_cfg.node_sym_name.symname, BFA_SYMNAME_MAXLEN);
 	strcpy(hba_attr->vendor_info, "QLogic");
 	hba_attr->num_ports =
 		cpu_to_be32(bfa_ioc_get_nports(&port->fcs->bfa->ioc));
 	hba_attr->fabric_name = port->fabric->lps->pr_nwwn;
-	strncpy(hba_attr->bios_ver, hba_attr->option_rom_ver, BFA_VERSION_LEN);
+	strlcpy(hba_attr->bios_ver, hba_attr->option_rom_ver, BFA_VERSION_LEN);
 
 }
 
@@ -2736,20 +2736,20 @@ bfa_fcs_fdmi_get_portattr(struct bfa_fcs_lport_fdmi_s *fdmi,
 	/*
 	 * OS device Name
 	 */
-	strncpy(port_attr->os_device_name, (char *)driver_info->os_device_name,
+	strlcpy(port_attr->os_device_name, driver_info->os_device_name,
 		sizeof(port_attr->os_device_name));
 
 	/*
 	 * Host name
 	 */
-	strncpy(port_attr->host_name, (char *)driver_info->host_machine_name,
+	strlcpy(port_attr->host_name, driver_info->host_machine_name,
 		sizeof(port_attr->host_name));
 
 	port_attr->node_name = bfa_fcs_lport_get_nwwn(port);
 	port_attr->port_name = bfa_fcs_lport_get_pwwn(port);
 
-	strncpy(port_attr->port_sym_name.symname,
-		(char *)&bfa_fcs_lport_get_psym_name(port), BFA_SYMNAME_MAXLEN);
+	strlcpy(port_attr->port_sym_name.symname,
+		bfa_fcs_lport_get_psym_name(port).symname, BFA_SYMNAME_MAXLEN);
 	bfa_fcs_lport_get_attr(port, &lport_attr);
 	port_attr->port_type = cpu_to_be32(lport_attr.port_type);
 	port_attr->scos = pport_attr.cos_supported;
@@ -3229,7 +3229,7 @@ bfa_fcs_lport_ms_gmal_response(void *fcsarg, struct bfa_fcxp_s *fcxp,
 					rsp_str[gmal_entry->len-1] = 0;
 
 				/* copy IP Address to fabric */
-				strncpy(bfa_fcs_lport_get_fabric_ipaddr(port),
+				strlcpy(bfa_fcs_lport_get_fabric_ipaddr(port),
 					gmal_entry->ip_addr,
 					BFA_FCS_FABRIC_IPADDR_SZ);
 				break;
@@ -4667,21 +4667,13 @@ bfa_fcs_lport_ns_send_rspn_id(void *ns_cbarg, struct bfa_fcxp_s *fcxp_alloced)
 		 * to that of the base port.
 		 */
 
-		strncpy((char *)psymbl,
-			(char *) &
-			(bfa_fcs_lport_get_psym_name
+		strlcpy(symbl,
+			(char *)&(bfa_fcs_lport_get_psym_name
 			 (bfa_fcs_get_base_port(port->fcs))),
-			strlen((char *) &
-			       bfa_fcs_lport_get_psym_name(bfa_fcs_get_base_port
-							  (port->fcs))));
-
-		/* Ensure we have a null terminating string. */
-		((char *)psymbl)[strlen((char *) &
-			bfa_fcs_lport_get_psym_name(bfa_fcs_get_base_port
-						(port->fcs)))] = 0;
-		strncat((char *)psymbl,
-			(char *) &(bfa_fcs_lport_get_psym_name(port)),
-		strlen((char *) &bfa_fcs_lport_get_psym_name(port)));
+			sizeof(symbl));
+
+		strlcat(symbl, (char *)&(bfa_fcs_lport_get_psym_name(port)),
+			sizeof(symbl));
 	} else {
 		psymbl = (u8 *) &(bfa_fcs_lport_get_psym_name(port));
 	}
@@ -5173,7 +5165,6 @@ bfa_fcs_lport_ns_util_send_rspn_id(void *cbarg, struct bfa_fcxp_s *fcxp_alloced)
 	struct fchs_s fchs;
 	struct bfa_fcxp_s *fcxp;
 	u8 symbl[256];
-	u8 *psymbl = &symbl[0];
 	int len;
 
 	/* Avoid sending RSPN in the following states. */
@@ -5203,22 +5194,17 @@ bfa_fcs_lport_ns_util_send_rspn_id(void *cbarg, struct bfa_fcxp_s *fcxp_alloced)
 		 * For Vports, we append the vport's port symbolic name
 		 * to that of the base port.
 		 */
-		strncpy((char *)psymbl, (char *)&(bfa_fcs_lport_get_psym_name
+		strlcpy(symbl, (char *)&(bfa_fcs_lport_get_psym_name
 			(bfa_fcs_get_base_port(port->fcs))),
-			strlen((char *)&bfa_fcs_lport_get_psym_name(
-			bfa_fcs_get_base_port(port->fcs))));
-
-		/* Ensure we have a null terminating string. */
-		((char *)psymbl)[strlen((char *)&bfa_fcs_lport_get_psym_name(
-		 bfa_fcs_get_base_port(port->fcs)))] = 0;
+			sizeof(symbl));
 
-		strncat((char *)psymbl,
+		strlcat(symbl,
 			(char *)&(bfa_fcs_lport_get_psym_name(port)),
-			strlen((char *)&bfa_fcs_lport_get_psym_name(port)));
+			sizeof(symbl));
 	}
 
 	len = fc_rspnid_build(&fchs, bfa_fcxp_get_reqbuf(fcxp),
-			      bfa_fcs_lport_get_fcid(port), 0, psymbl);
+			      bfa_fcs_lport_get_fcid(port), 0, symbl);
 
 	bfa_fcxp_send(fcxp, NULL, port->fabric->vf_id, port->lp_tag, BFA_FALSE,
 		      FC_CLASS_3, len, &fchs, NULL, NULL, FC_MAX_PDUSZ, 0);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa_ioc.c b/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa_ioc.c
index 117332537763..16d3aeb0e572 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa_ioc.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa_ioc.c
@@ -2805,7 +2805,7 @@ void
 bfa_ioc_get_adapter_manufacturer(struct bfa_ioc_s *ioc, char *manufacturer)
 {
 	memset((void *)manufacturer, 0, BFA_ADAPTER_MFG_NAME_LEN);
-	strncpy(manufacturer, BFA_MFG_NAME, BFA_ADAPTER_MFG_NAME_LEN);
+	strlcpy(manufacturer, BFA_MFG_NAME, BFA_ADAPTER_MFG_NAME_LEN);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa_svc.c b/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa_svc.c
index 9d20d2c92e8c..6fc34fb20f00 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa_svc.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa_svc.c
@@ -338,8 +338,8 @@ bfa_plog_str(struct bfa_plog_s *plog, enum bfa_plog_mid mid,
 		lp.eid = event;
 		lp.log_type = BFA_PL_LOG_TYPE_STRING;
 		lp.misc = misc;
-		strncpy(lp.log_entry.string_log, log_str,
-			BFA_PL_STRING_LOG_SZ - 1);
+		strlcpy(lp.log_entry.string_log, log_str,
+			BFA_PL_STRING_LOG_SZ);
 		lp.log_entry.string_log[BFA_PL_STRING_LOG_SZ - 1] = '\0';
 		bfa_plog_add(plog, &lp);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfad.c b/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfad.c
index cf0466686804..bac18f68759a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfad.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfad.c
@@ -981,20 +981,20 @@ bfad_start_ops(struct bfad_s *bfad) {
 
 	/* Fill the driver_info info to fcs*/
 	memset(&driver_info, 0, sizeof(driver_info));
-	strncpy(driver_info.version, BFAD_DRIVER_VERSION,
-		sizeof(driver_info.version) - 1);
+	strlcpy(driver_info.version, BFAD_DRIVER_VERSION,
+		sizeof(driver_info.version));
 	if (host_name)
-		strncpy(driver_info.host_machine_name, host_name,
-			sizeof(driver_info.host_machine_name) - 1);
+		strlcpy(driver_info.host_machine_name, host_name,
+			sizeof(driver_info.host_machine_name));
 	if (os_name)
-		strncpy(driver_info.host_os_name, os_name,
-			sizeof(driver_info.host_os_name) - 1);
+		strlcpy(driver_info.host_os_name, os_name,
+			sizeof(driver_info.host_os_name));
 	if (os_patch)
-		strncpy(driver_info.host_os_patch, os_patch,
-			sizeof(driver_info.host_os_patch) - 1);
+		strlcpy(driver_info.host_os_patch, os_patch,
+			sizeof(driver_info.host_os_patch));
 
-	strncpy(driver_info.os_device_name, bfad->pci_name,
-		sizeof(driver_info.os_device_name) - 1);
+	strlcpy(driver_info.os_device_name, bfad->pci_name,
+		sizeof(driver_info.os_device_name));
 
 	/* FCS driver info init */
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&bfad->bfad_lock, flags);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfad_attr.c b/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfad_attr.c
index 13db3b7bc873..d0a504af5b4f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfad_attr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfad_attr.c
@@ -843,7 +843,7 @@ bfad_im_symbolic_name_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 	char symname[BFA_SYMNAME_MAXLEN];
 
 	bfa_fcs_lport_get_attr(&bfad->bfa_fcs.fabric.bport, &port_attr);
-	strncpy(symname, port_attr.port_cfg.sym_name.symname,
+	strlcpy(symname, port_attr.port_cfg.sym_name.symname,
 			BFA_SYMNAME_MAXLEN);
 	return snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%s\n", symname);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfad_bsg.c b/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfad_bsg.c
index 01fc51a70356..1d01dd610454 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfad_bsg.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfad_bsg.c
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ bfad_iocmd_ioc_get_attr(struct bfad_s *bfad, void *cmd)
 
 	/* fill in driver attr info */
 	strcpy(iocmd->ioc_attr.driver_attr.driver, BFAD_DRIVER_NAME);
-	strncpy(iocmd->ioc_attr.driver_attr.driver_ver,
+	strlcpy(iocmd->ioc_attr.driver_attr.driver_ver,
 		BFAD_DRIVER_VERSION, BFA_VERSION_LEN);
 	strcpy(iocmd->ioc_attr.driver_attr.fw_ver,
 		iocmd->ioc_attr.adapter_attr.fw_ver);
@@ -315,9 +315,9 @@ bfad_iocmd_port_get_attr(struct bfad_s *bfad, void *cmd)
 	iocmd->attr.port_type = port_attr.port_type;
 	iocmd->attr.loopback = port_attr.loopback;
 	iocmd->attr.authfail = port_attr.authfail;
-	strncpy(iocmd->attr.port_symname.symname,
+	strlcpy(iocmd->attr.port_symname.symname,
 		port_attr.port_cfg.sym_name.symname,
-		sizeof(port_attr.port_cfg.sym_name.symname));
+		sizeof(iocmd->attr.port_symname.symname));
 
 	iocmd->status = BFA_STATUS_OK;
 	return 0;
