diff --git a/dnn/include/megdnn/oprs/base.h b/dnn/include/megdnn/oprs/base.h
index 6349d501..3dbdfe67 100644
--- a/dnn/include/megdnn/oprs/base.h
+++ b/dnn/include/megdnn/oprs/base.h
@@ -212,6 +212,10 @@ public:
         result.append(val, strlen(val));
     }
 
+    static void serialize_write_pod(const std::string& val, std::string& result) {
+        result.append(val.data(), val.size());
+    }
+
     template <typename T>
     static T deserialize_read_pod(const std::string& data, size_t offset = 0) {
         static_assert(std::is_trivially_copyable<T>::value, "invalid type");
@@ -227,6 +231,12 @@ public:
         return ret;
     }
 
+    static std::string deserialize_read_pod(const std::string& data,
+                                            size_t offset = 0,
+                                            size_t size = 0) {
+        return std::string(data.data() + offset, size);
+    }
+
     template <typename T>
     static T deserialize_read_pod(const char* data, size_t offset = 0) {
         static_assert(std::is_trivially_copyable<T>::value, "invalid type");
diff --git a/src/opr/impl/search_policy/algo_chooser.cpp b/src/opr/impl/search_policy/algo_chooser.cpp
index 8f1306eb..96c81c39 100644
--- a/src/opr/impl/search_policy/algo_chooser.cpp
+++ b/src/opr/impl/search_policy/algo_chooser.cpp
@@ -304,8 +304,8 @@ static void serialize_write_pod(const Algorithm::Info::Desc& val,
     uint32_t name_size = val.name.size();
     megdnn::Algorithm::serialize_write_pod<uint32_t>(param_size, result);
     megdnn::Algorithm::serialize_write_pod<uint32_t>(name_size, result);
-    result += val.param;
-    result += val.name;
+    megdnn::Algorithm::serialize_write_pod(val.param, result);
+    megdnn::Algorithm::serialize_write_pod(val.name, result);
 }
 
 static Algorithm::Info::Desc deserialize_read_pod(const std::string& data,
@@ -325,11 +325,13 @@ static Algorithm::Info::Desc deserialize_read_pod(const std::string& data,
     cb(name_size, uint32_t);
 
     if (param_size > 0) {
-        ret.param = std::string(data.data() + offset, param_size);
+        ret.param = megdnn::Algorithm::deserialize_read_pod(data, offset,
+                                                            param_size);
         offset += param_size;
     }
     if (name_size > 0) {
-        ret.name = std::string(data.data() + offset, name_size);
+        ret.name = megdnn::Algorithm::deserialize_read_pod(data, offset,
+                                                           name_size);
         offset += name_size;
     }
     return ret;