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Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2026 08:55:49 +0100
From: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To: "Usyskin, Alexander" <alexander.usyskin@intel.com>
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Subject: Re: [char-misc v2] mei: trace: treat reg parameter as string
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On Thu, Jan 08, 2026 at 07:42:22AM +0000, Usyskin, Alexander wrote:
> > Subject: Re: [char-misc v2] mei: trace: treat reg parameter as string
> > 
> > On Thu, Jan 08, 2026 at 08:57:02AM +0200, Alexander Usyskin wrote:
> > > Use the string wrapper to check sanity of the reg parameters,
> > > store it value independently and prevent internal kernel data leaks.
> > > Trace subsystem refuses to emit event with plain char*,
> > > without the wrapper.
> > >
> > > Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
> > 
> > Does this really fix a bug?  If not, there's no need for cc: stable or:
> > 
> > > Fixes: a0a927d06d79 ("mei: me: add io register tracing")
> > 
> > That line as well.
> > 
> > thanks,
> > 
> > greg k-h
> 
> Without this patch the events are not emitted at all, they are dropped
> by trace security checker.

Ah, again, that was not obvious at all from the changelog.  Perhaps
reword it a bit?  How has this ever worked?

thanks,

greg k-h