linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] PCI: iproc: avoid maybe-uninitialized warning

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Date:   Tue, 22 Nov 2016 22:15:08 +0100
From:   Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:     Ray Jui <ray.jui@...adcom.com>
Cc:     Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>, Ray Jui <rjui@...adcom.com>,
        Scott Branden <sbranden@...adcom.com>,
        Jon Mason <jonmason@...adcom.com>,
        bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com,
        Oza Oza <oza.oza@...adcom.com>,
        "Dmitry V. Krivenok" <krivenok.dmitry@...il.com>,
        linux-pci@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] PCI: iproc: avoid maybe-uninitialized warning

On Tuesday, November 22, 2016 9:45:24 AM CET Ray Jui wrote:
> > diff --git a/drivers/pci/host/pcie-iproc.c b/drivers/pci/host/pcie-iproc.c
> > index 857ff5198317..0359569c8d78 100644
> > --- a/drivers/pci/host/pcie-iproc.c
> > +++ b/drivers/pci/host/pcie-iproc.c
> > @@ -936,6 +936,7 @@ static int iproc_pcie_setup_ib(struct iproc_pcie *pcie,
> >  
> >               }
> >       }
> > +     ret = -EINVAL;
> >  err_ib:
> >       dev_err(dev, "unable to configure inbound mapping\n");
> >       dev_err(dev, "axi %pap, pci %pap, res size %pap\n",
> > 
> 
> This change is good, but in my opinion, a further improvement for
> clarity would be to initialize 'ret' to -EINVAL in the beginning of this
> function when 'ret' is declared. What do you think?
> 

I never do that, see https://rusty.ozlabs.org/?p=232 for a great
explanation about why.

	Arnd