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From: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To: Alexander Usyskin <alexander.usyskin@intel.com>
Cc: Reuven Abliyev <reuven.abliyev@intel.com>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [char-misc] mei: trace: treat reg parameter as string
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2026 11:17:03 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <2026010632-brewing-grandpa-96de@gregkh> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260104082044.3977688-1-alexander.usyskin@intel.com>

On Sun, Jan 04, 2026 at 10:20:44AM +0200, Alexander Usyskin wrote:
> Process the reg string parameter in secure way.
> 

I'm sorry, but I don't understand this changelog text.  What exactly is
this doing?  Why is a string "better" than a char *?

thanks,

greg k-h

  reply	other threads:[~2026-01-06 10:17 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-01-04  8:20 [char-misc] mei: trace: treat reg parameter as string Alexander Usyskin
2026-01-06 10:17 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman [this message]
2026-01-06 10:59   ` Usyskin, Alexander
2026-01-06 14:46     ` Greg Kroah-Hartman

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