diff --git a/include/trace/events/writeback.h b/include/trace/events/writeback.h
index 3a27335fce2c..c2ce6480b4b1 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/writeback.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/writeback.h
@@ -66,8 +66,9 @@ DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(writeback_page_template,
 	),
 
 	TP_fast_assign(
-		strncpy(__entry->name,
-			mapping ? dev_name(inode_to_bdi(mapping->host)->dev) : "(unknown)", 32);
+		strscpy_pad(__entry->name,
+			    mapping ? dev_name(inode_to_bdi(mapping->host)->dev) : "(unknown)",
+			    32);
 		__entry->ino = mapping ? mapping->host->i_ino : 0;
 		__entry->index = page->index;
 	),
@@ -110,8 +111,8 @@ DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(writeback_dirty_inode_template,
 		struct backing_dev_info *bdi = inode_to_bdi(inode);
 
 		/* may be called for files on pseudo FSes w/ unregistered bdi */
-		strncpy(__entry->name,
-			bdi->dev ? dev_name(bdi->dev) : "(unknown)", 32);
+		strscpy_pad(__entry->name,
+			    bdi->dev ? dev_name(bdi->dev) : "(unknown)", 32);
 		__entry->ino		= inode->i_ino;
 		__entry->state		= inode->i_state;
 		__entry->flags		= flags;
@@ -316,8 +317,8 @@ DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(writeback_write_inode_template,
 	),
 
 	TP_fast_assign(
-		strncpy(__entry->name,
-			dev_name(inode_to_bdi(inode)->dev), 32);
+		strscpy_pad(__entry->name,
+			    dev_name(inode_to_bdi(inode)->dev), 32);
 		__entry->ino		= inode->i_ino;
 		__entry->sync_mode	= wbc->sync_mode;
 		__entry->cgroup_ino	= __trace_wbc_assign_cgroup(wbc);
@@ -360,8 +361,9 @@ DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(writeback_work_class,
 		__field(unsigned int, cgroup_ino)
 	),
 	TP_fast_assign(
-		strncpy(__entry->name,
-			wb->bdi->dev ? dev_name(wb->bdi->dev) : "(unknown)", 32);
+		strscpy_pad(__entry->name,
+			    wb->bdi->dev ? dev_name(wb->bdi->dev) :
+			    "(unknown)", 32);
 		__entry->nr_pages = work->nr_pages;
 		__entry->sb_dev = work->sb ? work->sb->s_dev : 0;
 		__entry->sync_mode = work->sync_mode;
@@ -414,7 +416,7 @@ DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(writeback_class,
 		__field(unsigned int, cgroup_ino)
 	),
 	TP_fast_assign(
-		strncpy(__entry->name, dev_name(wb->bdi->dev), 32);
+		strscpy_pad(__entry->name, dev_name(wb->bdi->dev), 32);
 		__entry->cgroup_ino = __trace_wb_assign_cgroup(wb);
 	),
 	TP_printk("bdi %s: cgroup_ino=%u",
@@ -436,7 +438,7 @@ TRACE_EVENT(writeback_bdi_register,
 		__array(char, name, 32)
 	),
 	TP_fast_assign(
-		strncpy(__entry->name, dev_name(bdi->dev), 32);
+		strscpy_pad(__entry->name, dev_name(bdi->dev), 32);
 	),
 	TP_printk("bdi %s",
 		__entry->name
@@ -461,7 +463,7 @@ DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(wbc_class,
 	),
 
 	TP_fast_assign(
-		strncpy(__entry->name, dev_name(bdi->dev), 32);
+		strscpy_pad(__entry->name, dev_name(bdi->dev), 32);
 		__entry->nr_to_write	= wbc->nr_to_write;
 		__entry->pages_skipped	= wbc->pages_skipped;
 		__entry->sync_mode	= wbc->sync_mode;
@@ -512,7 +514,7 @@ TRACE_EVENT(writeback_queue_io,
 	),
 	TP_fast_assign(
 		unsigned long *older_than_this = work->older_than_this;
-		strncpy(__entry->name, dev_name(wb->bdi->dev), 32);
+		strscpy_pad(__entry->name, dev_name(wb->bdi->dev), 32);
 		__entry->older	= older_than_this ?  *older_than_this : 0;
 		__entry->age	= older_than_this ?
 				  (jiffies - *older_than_this) * 1000 / HZ : -1;
@@ -598,7 +600,7 @@ TRACE_EVENT(bdi_dirty_ratelimit,
 	),
 
 	TP_fast_assign(
-		strlcpy(__entry->bdi, dev_name(wb->bdi->dev), 32);
+		strscpy_pad(__entry->bdi, dev_name(wb->bdi->dev), 32);
 		__entry->write_bw	= KBps(wb->write_bandwidth);
 		__entry->avg_write_bw	= KBps(wb->avg_write_bandwidth);
 		__entry->dirty_rate	= KBps(dirty_rate);
@@ -663,7 +665,7 @@ TRACE_EVENT(balance_dirty_pages,
 
 	TP_fast_assign(
 		unsigned long freerun = (thresh + bg_thresh) / 2;
-		strlcpy(__entry->bdi, dev_name(wb->bdi->dev), 32);
+		strscpy_pad(__entry->bdi, dev_name(wb->bdi->dev), 32);
 
 		__entry->limit		= global_wb_domain.dirty_limit;
 		__entry->setpoint	= (global_wb_domain.dirty_limit +
@@ -723,8 +725,8 @@ TRACE_EVENT(writeback_sb_inodes_requeue,
 	),
 
 	TP_fast_assign(
-		strncpy(__entry->name,
-		        dev_name(inode_to_bdi(inode)->dev), 32);
+		strscpy_pad(__entry->name,
+			    dev_name(inode_to_bdi(inode)->dev), 32);
 		__entry->ino		= inode->i_ino;
 		__entry->state		= inode->i_state;
 		__entry->dirtied_when	= inode->dirtied_when;
@@ -797,8 +799,8 @@ DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(writeback_single_inode_template,
 	),
 
 	TP_fast_assign(
-		strncpy(__entry->name,
-			dev_name(inode_to_bdi(inode)->dev), 32);
+		strscpy_pad(__entry->name,
+			    dev_name(inode_to_bdi(inode)->dev), 32);
 		__entry->ino		= inode->i_ino;
 		__entry->state		= inode->i_state;
 		__entry->dirtied_when	= inode->dirtied_when;