1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index 36cbb873845f..d345d649d073 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -335,7 +335,8 @@ trace_seq_putmem(struct trace_seq *s, void *mem, size_t len)
         return len;
 }
 
-#define HEX_CHARS 17
+#define MAX_MEMHEX_BYTES        8
+#define HEX_CHARS               (MAX_MEMHEX_BYTES*2 + 1)
 
 static int
 trace_seq_putmem_hex(struct trace_seq *s, void *mem, size_t len)
@@ -344,8 +345,6 @@ trace_seq_putmem_hex(struct trace_seq *s, void *mem, size_t len)
         unsigned char *data = mem;
         int i, j;
 
-        BUG_ON(len >= HEX_CHARS);
-
 #ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN
         for (i = 0, j = 0; i < len; i++) {
 #else
@@ -1668,6 +1667,7 @@ do {							\
 
 #define SEQ_PUT_HEX_FIELD_RET(s, x)                     \
 do {                                                    \
+        BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(x) > MAX_MEMHEX_BYTES);     \
         if (!trace_seq_putmem_hex(s, &(x), sizeof(x)))  \
                 return 0;                               \
 } while (0)