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

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Message-ID: <2026010632-brewing-grandpa-96de@gregkh>
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2026 11:17:03 +0100
From: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To: Alexander Usyskin <alexander.usyskin@...el.com>
Cc: Reuven Abliyev <reuven.abliyev@...el.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [char-misc] mei: trace: treat reg parameter as string

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