linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] i2c: core: squelch error: uninitialized symbol 'ret'

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Date:   Fri, 5 Oct 2018 18:28:41 +0200
From:   Wolfram Sang <wsa@...-dreams.de>
To:     "George G. Davis" <ggdavisiv@...il.com>
Cc:     "open list:I2C SUBSYSTEM" <linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org>,
        open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "George G. Davis" <george_davis@...tor.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] i2c: core: squelch error: uninitialized symbol 'ret'

On Fri, Oct 05, 2018 at 12:18:25PM -0400, George G. Davis wrote:
> The following smatch error was introduced by commit 7ca5f6be7900 ("i2c:
> recovery: add get_bus_free callback"):
> 
> drivers/i2c/i2c-core-base.c:228 i2c_generic_scl_recovery() error: uninitialized symbol 'ret'.
> 
> Analysis of the code appears to show that the smatch error is a false
> positive since 'ret' will in fact be initialized after exiting the
> 'while()' loop.
> 
> Squelch the smatch error since it is a false positive.

What about fixing smatch?

> 
> Fixes: 7ca5f6be7900 ("i2c: recovery: add get_bus_free callback")
> Signed-off-by: George G. Davis <george_davis@...tor.com>
> ---
>  drivers/i2c/i2c-core-base.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core-base.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core-base.c
> index 9ee9a15e7134..7b25ecb6b616 100644
> --- a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core-base.c
> +++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core-base.c
> @@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ static int i2c_generic_bus_free(struct i2c_adapter *adap)
>  int i2c_generic_scl_recovery(struct i2c_adapter *adap)
>  {
>  	struct i2c_bus_recovery_info *bri = adap->bus_recovery_info;
> -	int i = 0, scl = 1, ret;
> +	int i = 0, scl = 1, uninitialized_var(ret);
>  
>  	if (bri->prepare_recovery)
>  		bri->prepare_recovery(adap);
> -- 
> 2.14.4
> 

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