linux-kernel - [ 082/100] acer-wmi: avoid the warning of devices may be used uninitialized

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Date:	Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:32:07 -0700
From:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	stable@...r.kernel.org, "Lee, Chun-Yi" <jlee@...e.com>,
	Carlos Corbacho <carlos@...angeworlds.co.uk>,
	Matthew Garrett <mjg@...hat.com>,
	Dmitry Torokhov <dtor@...l.ru>,
	Corentin Chary <corentincj@...aif.net>,
	Fengguang Wu <fengguang.wu@...el.com>,
	Matthew Garrett <matthew.garrett@...ula.com>,
	Paul Bolle <pebolle@...cali.nl>
Subject: [ 082/100] acer-wmi: avoid the warning of devices may be used uninitialized

3.8-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

------------------

From: "Lee, Chun-Yi" <joeyli.kernel@...il.com>

commit f24c96eae58aeea4c36fb064cf3ee9734933f8fc upstream.

Fengguang Wu run kernel build test to platform-drivers-x86/linux-next git tree
on x86_64 architecture and found a warning that was introduced by
727651bf738b6b917335025d09323d0962eda114 commit:

drivers/platform/x86/acer-wmi.c: In function âWMID_set_capabilitiesâ:
drivers/platform/x86/acer-wmi.c:1211: warning: âdevicesâ may be used
uninitialized in this function

This patch fixes the above warning message.

Signed-off-by: Lee, Chun-Yi <jlee@...e.com>
Cc: Carlos Corbacho <carlos@...angeworlds.co.uk>
Cc: Matthew Garrett <mjg@...hat.com>
Cc: Dmitry Torokhov <dtor@...l.ru>
Cc: Corentin Chary <corentincj@...aif.net>
Cc: Fengguang Wu <fengguang.wu@...el.com>
Signed-off-by: Matthew Garrett <matthew.garrett@...ula.com>
Signed-off-by: Paul Bolle <pebolle@...cali.nl>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>

---
 drivers/platform/x86/acer-wmi.c |    3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

--- a/drivers/platform/x86/acer-wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/acer-wmi.c
@@ -1204,6 +1204,9 @@ static acpi_status WMID_set_capabilities
 			devices = *((u32 *) obj->buffer.pointer);
 		} else if (obj->type == ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER) {
 			devices = (u32) obj->integer.value;
+		} else {
+			kfree(out.pointer);
+			return AE_ERROR;
 		}
 	} else {
 		kfree(out.pointer);


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