linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] gpio: pca953x: initialize ret to zero to avoid returning garbage

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Date:   Mon, 12 Sep 2016 15:40:13 +0200
From:   Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
To:     Colin King <colin.king@...onical.com>
Cc:     Alexandre Courbot <gnurou@...il.com>,
        "linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org" <linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] gpio: pca953x: initialize ret to zero to avoid returning garbage

On Fri, Sep 9, 2016 at 10:31 AM, Colin King <colin.king@...onical.com> wrote:

> From: Colin Ian King <colin.king@...onical.com>
>
> ret is not initialized so it contains garbage.  Ensure garbage
> is not returned in the case that pdata && pdata->teardown is false
> by initializing ret to 0.
>
> Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <colin.king@...onical.com>

Patch applied.

Yours,
Linus Walleij