linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH]Silencing warning: 'host' may be used uninitialized in this function

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:	Fri, 10 Apr 2009 02:31:32 +0300
From:	Marin Mitov <mitov@...p.bas.bg>
To:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH]Silencing warning: 'host' may be used uninitialized in this function

On Friday 10 April 2009 01:38:28 am Jeff Garzik wrote:
> Marin Mitov wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > I do not know if that is worth the effort, but...
> > 
> > Silencing:  warning: 'host' may be used uninitialized in this function
> > It is a false positive.
> > 
> > The patch is against 2.6.30-rc1, but should apply to 2.6.29(.1) too.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Marin Mitov mitov@...p.bas.bg
> > ================================================
> > --- a/drivers/ata/sata_via.c	2009-04-05 22:59:26.000000000 +0300
> > +++ b/drivers/ata/sata_via.c	2009-04-06 00:07:25.000000000 +0300
> > @@ -566,7 +566,7 @@
> >  	static int printed_version;
> >  	unsigned int i;
> >  	int rc;
> > -	struct ata_host *host;
> > +	struct ata_host *host = host;
> >  	int board_id = (int) ent->driver_data;
> >  	const unsigned *bar_sizes;
> 
> we use the uninitialized_var() macro for false positives.
> 
> 	Jeff
> 
 
Well, changed and resubmitted.

Marin Mitov

Silencing: " warning: 'host' may be used uninitialized in this function"

The patch is against 2.6.30-rc1, but should apply to 2.6.29(.1) too.

Signed-off-by: Marin Mitov mitov@...p.bas.bg
================================================
--- a/drivers/ata/sata_via.c	2009-04-05 22:59:26.000000000 +0300
+++ b/drivers/ata/sata_via.c	2009-04-06 00:07:25.000000000 +0300
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@
 	static int printed_version;
 	unsigned int i;
 	int rc;
-	struct ata_host *host;
+	struct ata_host *uninitialized_var(host);
 	int board_id = (int) ent->driver_data;
 	const unsigned *bar_sizes;
 

--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/