#include <rte_mempool.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_distributor.h>
+#include <rte_string_fns.h>
 
 #define ITER_POWER 20 /* log 2 of how many iterations we do when timing. */
 #define BURST 32
 
                worker_params.dist = dist[i];
                if (i)
-                       sprintf(worker_params.name, "burst");
+                       strlcpy(worker_params.name, "burst",
+                                       sizeof(worker_params.name));
                else
-                       sprintf(worker_params.name, "single");
+                       strlcpy(worker_params.name, "single",
+                                       sizeof(worker_params.name));
 
                rte_eal_mp_remote_launch(handle_work,
                                &worker_params, SKIP_MASTER);