linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH][V2] UBI: block: fix dereference on uninitialized dev

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Date:	Mon, 08 Sep 2014 15:56:30 +0300
From:	Artem Bityutskiy <dedekind1@...il.com>
To:	Colin King <colin.king@...onical.com>
Cc:	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
	Brian Norris <computersforpeace@...il.com>,
	linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org, ezequiel.garcia@...e-electrons.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH][V2] UBI: block: fix dereference on uninitialized dev

On Wed, 2014-08-20 at 10:19 +0100, Colin King wrote:
> From: Colin Ian King <colin.king@...onical.com>
> 
> commit 4df38926f337 ("UBI: block: Avoid disk size integer overflow")
> introduced a dereference on dev (which is not initialized at that
> point) when printing a warning message.  Re-order disk_capacity check
> after the dev is found.
> 
> Found by cppcheck:
>  [drivers/mtd/ubi/block.c:509]: (error) Uninitialized variable: dev

Picked this one, thanks!

-- 
Best Regards,
Artem Bityutskiy

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