问为什么在Linux中允许可能存在缓冲区溢出的sprintf？

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return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", in_input);

 81 static inline u16 volts_from_reg(struct mcp3021_data *data, u16 val)
 82 {
 83         return DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST(data->vdd * val, 1 << data->output_res);
 84 }
 85 
 86 static ssize_t show_in_input(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 87                 char *buf)
 88 {
 89         struct i2c_client *client = to_i2c_client(dev);
 90         struct mcp3021_data *data = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
 91         int reg, in_input;
 92 
 93         reg = mcp3021_read16(client);
 94         if (reg < 0)
 95                 return reg;
 96 
 97         in_input = volts_from_reg(data, reg);
 98 
 99         return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", in_input);
100 }