linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] drivers: staging: iio: adc: fix uninitialized use

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Date:	Tue, 5 Jul 2011 20:36:30 -0700
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	Chris Forbes <chrisf@....co.nz>
Cc:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>, devel@...verdev.osuosl.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] drivers: staging: iio: adc: fix uninitialized use

On Sun, Jul 03, 2011 at 01:47:01PM +1200, Chris Forbes wrote:
> Fixed an uninitialized variable access. In the first two error paths in
> max1363_probe(), 'st' is not yet initialized, but its 'reg' member is
> accessed anyway. This would most likely crash.
> 
> The intended value for st->reg *is* available at that point in 'reg',
> so just use that directly.

This doesn't apply anymore, care to redo it against the latest
staging-next branch and resend?

thanks,

greg k-h
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