diff --git a/drivers/cxl/core/mbox.c b/drivers/cxl/core/mbox.c
index 43aad71810e2..74446c6a990a 100644
--- a/drivers/cxl/core/mbox.c
+++ b/drivers/cxl/core/mbox.c
@@ -864,7 +864,7 @@ static void cxl_event_trace_record(const struct cxl_memdev *cxlmd,
 				   enum cxl_event_log_type type,
 				   struct cxl_event_record_raw *record)
 {
-	uuid_t *id = &record->hdr.id;
+	uuid_t *id = &record->id;
 
 	if (uuid_equal(id, &gen_media_event_uuid)) {
 		struct cxl_event_gen_media *rec =
diff --git a/include/linux/cxl-event.h b/include/linux/cxl-event.h
index 1c94e8fdd227..ebb00ead1496 100644
--- a/include/linux/cxl-event.h
+++ b/include/linux/cxl-event.h
@@ -8,12 +8,7 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2023 Intel Corporation.
  */
 
-/*
- * Common Event Record Format
- * CXL rev 3.0 section 8.2.9.2.1; Table 8-42
- */
 struct cxl_event_record_hdr {
-	uuid_t id;
 	u8 length;
 	u8 flags[3];
 	__le16 handle;
@@ -23,8 +18,13 @@ struct cxl_event_record_hdr {
 	u8 reserved[15];
 } __packed;
 
+/*
+ * Common Event Record Format
+ * CXL rev 3.0 section 8.2.9.2.1; Table 8-42
+ */
 #define CXL_EVENT_RECORD_DATA_LENGTH 0x50
 struct cxl_event_record_raw {
+	uuid_t id;
 	struct cxl_event_record_hdr hdr;
 	u8 data[CXL_EVENT_RECORD_DATA_LENGTH];
 } __packed;
diff --git a/tools/testing/cxl/test/mem.c b/tools/testing/cxl/test/mem.c
index 464fc39ed277..85862be00c48 100644
--- a/tools/testing/cxl/test/mem.c
+++ b/tools/testing/cxl/test/mem.c
@@ -330,9 +330,9 @@ static void cxl_mock_event_trigger(struct device *dev)
 }
 
 struct cxl_event_record_raw maint_needed = {
+	.id = UUID_INIT(0xBA5EBA11, 0xABCD, 0xEFEB,
+			0xa5, 0x5a, 0xa5, 0x5a, 0xa5, 0xa5, 0x5a, 0xa5),
 	.hdr = {
-		.id = UUID_INIT(0xBA5EBA11, 0xABCD, 0xEFEB,
-				0xa5, 0x5a, 0xa5, 0x5a, 0xa5, 0xa5, 0x5a, 0xa5),
 		.length = sizeof(struct cxl_event_record_raw),
 		.flags[0] = CXL_EVENT_RECORD_FLAG_MAINT_NEEDED,
 		/* .handle = Set dynamically */
@@ -342,9 +342,9 @@ struct cxl_event_record_raw maint_needed = {
 };
 
 struct cxl_event_record_raw hardware_replace = {
+	.id = UUID_INIT(0xABCDEFEB, 0xBA11, 0xBA5E,
+			0xa5, 0x5a, 0xa5, 0x5a, 0xa5, 0xa5, 0x5a, 0xa5),
 	.hdr = {
-		.id = UUID_INIT(0xABCDEFEB, 0xBA11, 0xBA5E,
-				0xa5, 0x5a, 0xa5, 0x5a, 0xa5, 0xa5, 0x5a, 0xa5),
 		.length = sizeof(struct cxl_event_record_raw),
 		.flags[0] = CXL_EVENT_RECORD_FLAG_HW_REPLACE,
 		/* .handle = Set dynamically */
@@ -353,64 +353,85 @@ struct cxl_event_record_raw hardware_replace = {
 	.data = { 0xDE, 0xAD, 0xBE, 0xEF },
 };
 
-struct cxl_event_gen_media gen_media = {
-	.hdr = {
-		.id = UUID_INIT(0xfbcd0a77, 0xc260, 0x417f,
-				0x85, 0xa9, 0x08, 0x8b, 0x16, 0x21, 0xeb, 0xa6),
-		.length = sizeof(struct cxl_event_gen_media),
-		.flags[0] = CXL_EVENT_RECORD_FLAG_PERMANENT,
-		/* .handle = Set dynamically */
-		.related_handle = cpu_to_le16(0),
+struct cxl_test_gen_media {
+	uuid_t id;
+	struct cxl_event_gen_media rec;
+} __packed;
+
+struct cxl_test_gen_media gen_media = {
+	.id = UUID_INIT(0xfbcd0a77, 0xc260, 0x417f,
+			0x85, 0xa9, 0x08, 0x8b, 0x16, 0x21, 0xeb, 0xa6),
+	.rec = {
+		.hdr = {
+			.length = sizeof(struct cxl_test_gen_media),
+			.flags[0] = CXL_EVENT_RECORD_FLAG_PERMANENT,
+			/* .handle = Set dynamically */
+			.related_handle = cpu_to_le16(0),
+		},
+		.phys_addr = cpu_to_le64(0x2000),
+		.descriptor = CXL_GMER_EVT_DESC_UNCORECTABLE_EVENT,
+		.type = CXL_GMER_MEM_EVT_TYPE_DATA_PATH_ERROR,
+		.transaction_type = CXL_GMER_TRANS_HOST_WRITE,
+		/* .validity_flags = <set below> */
+		.channel = 1,
+		.rank = 30
 	},
-	.phys_addr = cpu_to_le64(0x2000),
-	.descriptor = CXL_GMER_EVT_DESC_UNCORECTABLE_EVENT,
-	.type = CXL_GMER_MEM_EVT_TYPE_DATA_PATH_ERROR,
-	.transaction_type = CXL_GMER_TRANS_HOST_WRITE,
-	/* .validity_flags = <set below> */
-	.channel = 1,
-	.rank = 30
 };
 
-struct cxl_event_dram dram = {
-	.hdr = {
-		.id = UUID_INIT(0x601dcbb3, 0x9c06, 0x4eab,
-				0xb8, 0xaf, 0x4e, 0x9b, 0xfb, 0x5c, 0x96, 0x24),
-		.length = sizeof(struct cxl_event_dram),
-		.flags[0] = CXL_EVENT_RECORD_FLAG_PERF_DEGRADED,
-		/* .handle = Set dynamically */
-		.related_handle = cpu_to_le16(0),
+struct cxl_test_dram {
+	uuid_t id;
+	struct cxl_event_dram rec;
+} __packed;
+
+struct cxl_test_dram dram = {
+	.id = UUID_INIT(0x601dcbb3, 0x9c06, 0x4eab,
+			0xb8, 0xaf, 0x4e, 0x9b, 0xfb, 0x5c, 0x96, 0x24),
+	.rec = {
+		.hdr = {
+			.length = sizeof(struct cxl_test_dram),
+			.flags[0] = CXL_EVENT_RECORD_FLAG_PERF_DEGRADED,
+			/* .handle = Set dynamically */
+			.related_handle = cpu_to_le16(0),
+		},
+		.phys_addr = cpu_to_le64(0x8000),
+		.descriptor = CXL_GMER_EVT_DESC_THRESHOLD_EVENT,
+		.type = CXL_GMER_MEM_EVT_TYPE_INV_ADDR,
+		.transaction_type = CXL_GMER_TRANS_INTERNAL_MEDIA_SCRUB,
+		/* .validity_flags = <set below> */
+		.channel = 1,
+		.bank_group = 5,
+		.bank = 2,
+		.column = {0xDE, 0xAD},
 	},
-	.phys_addr = cpu_to_le64(0x8000),
-	.descriptor = CXL_GMER_EVT_DESC_THRESHOLD_EVENT,
-	.type = CXL_GMER_MEM_EVT_TYPE_INV_ADDR,
-	.transaction_type = CXL_GMER_TRANS_INTERNAL_MEDIA_SCRUB,
-	/* .validity_flags = <set below> */
-	.channel = 1,
-	.bank_group = 5,
-	.bank = 2,
-	.column = {0xDE, 0xAD},
 };
 
-struct cxl_event_mem_module mem_module = {
-	.hdr = {
-		.id = UUID_INIT(0xfe927475, 0xdd59, 0x4339,
-				0xa5, 0x86, 0x79, 0xba, 0xb1, 0x13, 0xb7, 0x74),
-		.length = sizeof(struct cxl_event_mem_module),
-		/* .handle = Set dynamically */
-		.related_handle = cpu_to_le16(0),
+struct cxl_test_mem_module {
+	uuid_t id;
+	struct cxl_event_mem_module rec;
+} __packed;
+
+struct cxl_test_mem_module mem_module = {
+	.id = UUID_INIT(0xfe927475, 0xdd59, 0x4339,
+			0xa5, 0x86, 0x79, 0xba, 0xb1, 0x13, 0xb7, 0x74),
+	.rec = {
+		.hdr = {
+			.length = sizeof(struct cxl_test_mem_module),
+			/* .handle = Set dynamically */
+			.related_handle = cpu_to_le16(0),
+		},
+		.event_type = CXL_MMER_TEMP_CHANGE,
+		.info = {
+			.health_status = CXL_DHI_HS_PERFORMANCE_DEGRADED,
+			.media_status = CXL_DHI_MS_ALL_DATA_LOST,
+			.add_status = (CXL_DHI_AS_CRITICAL << 2) |
+				      (CXL_DHI_AS_WARNING << 4) |
+				      (CXL_DHI_AS_WARNING << 5),
+			.device_temp = { 0xDE, 0xAD},
+			.dirty_shutdown_cnt = { 0xde, 0xad, 0xbe, 0xef },
+			.cor_vol_err_cnt = { 0xde, 0xad, 0xbe, 0xef },
+			.cor_per_err_cnt = { 0xde, 0xad, 0xbe, 0xef },
+		}
 	},
-	.event_type = CXL_MMER_TEMP_CHANGE,
-	.info = {
-		.health_status = CXL_DHI_HS_PERFORMANCE_DEGRADED,
-		.media_status = CXL_DHI_MS_ALL_DATA_LOST,
-		.add_status = (CXL_DHI_AS_CRITICAL << 2) |
-			      (CXL_DHI_AS_WARNING << 4) |
-			      (CXL_DHI_AS_WARNING << 5),
-		.device_temp = { 0xDE, 0xAD},
-		.dirty_shutdown_cnt = { 0xde, 0xad, 0xbe, 0xef },
-		.cor_vol_err_cnt = { 0xde, 0xad, 0xbe, 0xef },
-		.cor_per_err_cnt = { 0xde, 0xad, 0xbe, 0xef },
-	}
 };
 
 static int mock_set_timestamp(struct cxl_dev_state *cxlds,
@@ -432,11 +453,11 @@ static int mock_set_timestamp(struct cxl_dev_state *cxlds,
 static void cxl_mock_add_event_logs(struct mock_event_store *mes)
 {
 	put_unaligned_le16(CXL_GMER_VALID_CHANNEL | CXL_GMER_VALID_RANK,
-			   &gen_media.validity_flags);
+			   &gen_media.rec.validity_flags);
 
 	put_unaligned_le16(CXL_DER_VALID_CHANNEL | CXL_DER_VALID_BANK_GROUP |
 			   CXL_DER_VALID_BANK | CXL_DER_VALID_COLUMN,
-			   &dram.validity_flags);
+			   &dram.rec.validity_flags);
 
 	mes_add_event(mes, CXL_EVENT_TYPE_INFO, &maint_needed);
 	mes_add_event(mes, CXL_EVENT_TYPE_INFO,
