[char-misc v2] mei: trace: treat reg parameter as string
From: Alexander Usyskin
Date: Thu Jan 08 2026 - 02:15:37 EST
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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Fixes: a0a927d06d79 ("mei: me: add io register tracing")
Signed-off-by: Alexander Usyskin <alexander.usyskin@xxxxxxxxx>
---
V2: reword commit message
add Fixes and stable
drivers/misc/mei/mei-trace.h | 18 +++++++++---------
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/mei-trace.h b/drivers/misc/mei/mei-trace.h
index 5312edbf5190..24fa321d88bd 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/mei-trace.h
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/mei-trace.h
@@ -21,18 +21,18 @@ TRACE_EVENT(mei_reg_read,
TP_ARGS(dev, reg, offs, val),
TP_STRUCT__entry(
__string(dev, dev_name(dev))
- __field(const char *, reg)
+ __string(reg, reg)
__field(u32, offs)
__field(u32, val)
),
TP_fast_assign(
__assign_str(dev);
- __entry->reg = reg;
+ __assign_str(reg);
__entry->offs = offs;
__entry->val = val;
),
TP_printk("[%s] read %s:[%#x] = %#x",
- __get_str(dev), __entry->reg, __entry->offs, __entry->val)
+ __get_str(dev), __get_str(reg), __entry->offs, __entry->val)
);
TRACE_EVENT(mei_reg_write,
@@ -40,18 +40,18 @@ TRACE_EVENT(mei_reg_write,
TP_ARGS(dev, reg, offs, val),
TP_STRUCT__entry(
__string(dev, dev_name(dev))
- __field(const char *, reg)
+ __string(reg, reg)
__field(u32, offs)
__field(u32, val)
),
TP_fast_assign(
__assign_str(dev);
- __entry->reg = reg;
+ __assign_str(reg);
__entry->offs = offs;
__entry->val = val;
),
TP_printk("[%s] write %s[%#x] = %#x",
- __get_str(dev), __entry->reg, __entry->offs, __entry->val)
+ __get_str(dev), __get_str(reg), __entry->offs, __entry->val)
);
TRACE_EVENT(mei_pci_cfg_read,
@@ -59,18 +59,18 @@ TRACE_EVENT(mei_pci_cfg_read,
TP_ARGS(dev, reg, offs, val),
TP_STRUCT__entry(
__string(dev, dev_name(dev))
- __field(const char *, reg)
+ __string(reg, reg)
__field(u32, offs)
__field(u32, val)
),
TP_fast_assign(
__assign_str(dev);
- __entry->reg = reg;
+ __assign_str(reg);
__entry->offs = offs;
__entry->val = val;
),
TP_printk("[%s] pci cfg read %s:[%#x] = %#x",
- __get_str(dev), __entry->reg, __entry->offs, __entry->val)
+ __get_str(dev), __get_str(reg), __entry->offs, __entry->val)
);
#endif /* _MEI_TRACE_H_ */
--
2.43.0