Re: [char-misc v2] mei: trace: treat reg parameter as string

From: Greg Kroah-Hartman
Date: Thu Jan 08 2026 - 04:13:27 EST


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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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