linux-kernel - [PATCH v5 REPOST 6/6] hw_random: don't init list element we're about to add to list.

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Date:	Mon,  8 Dec 2014 16:50:40 +0800
From:	Amos Kong <akong@...hat.com>
To:	linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
	herbert@...dor.apana.org.au, rusty@...tcorp.com.au,
	kvm@...r.kernel.org, m@...s.ch, mpm@...enic.com,
	amit.shah@...hat.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v5 REPOST 6/6] hw_random: don't init list element we're about to add to list.

From: Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>

Another interesting anti-pattern.

Signed-off-by: Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
---
 drivers/char/hw_random/core.c | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/char/hw_random/core.c b/drivers/char/hw_random/core.c
index a9286bf..4d13ac5 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hw_random/core.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hw_random/core.c
@@ -489,7 +489,6 @@ int hwrng_register(struct hwrng *rng)
 			goto out_unlock;
 		}
 	}
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rng->list);
 	list_add_tail(&rng->list, &rng_list);
 
 	if (old_rng && !rng->init) {
-- 
1.9.3

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