linux-kernel - [SCSI] IPS bug found

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Date:	Sun, 01 Oct 2006 12:44:31 -0400
From:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
To:	SCSI Mailing List <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>,
	James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...elEye.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>,
	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [SCSI] IPS bug found

This gcc warning indicates a bug:

drivers/scsi/ips.c: In function ‘ips_insert_device’:
drivers/scsi/ips.c:7123: warning: ‘index’ may be used uninitialized in 
this function

ips_register_scsi() and ips_free() may be called on an uninitialized 
'index', if the preceding functions fail.

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