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

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Date:   Tue, 13 Sep 2016 12:04:00 +0800
From:   Phil Reid <preid@...ctromag.com.au>
To:     Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
        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>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] gpio: pca953x: initialize ret to zero to avoid returning
 garbage

On 12/09/2016 21:40, Linus Walleij wrote:
> 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.
G'day Linus,


I believe this does the same as Arnd Bergmanns patch from 26 Aug.
[PATCH 1/5] gpio: pca954x: fix undefined error code from remove

IMO Colin's is the cleaner solution.
Arnd's could be removed.

-- 
Regards
Phil Reid