netdev - [net-next 13/16] fm10k: prevent possibly uninitialized variable

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Date:	Tue,  5 Apr 2016 01:01:25 -0700
From:	Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
To:	davem@...emloft.net
Cc:	Bruce Allan <bruce.w.allan@...el.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	nhorman@...hat.com, sassmann@...hat.com, jogreene@...hat.com,
	Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
Subject: [net-next 13/16] fm10k: prevent possibly uninitialized variable

From: Bruce Allan <bruce.w.allan@...el.com>

If 'attr_flag < (1 << (2 * FM10K_TEST_MSG_NESTED))' is ever false, err
will be used uninitialized.

Signed-off-by: Bruce Allan <bruce.w.allan@...el.com>
Tested-by: Krishneil Singh <Krishneil.k.singh@...el.com>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_ethtool.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_ethtool.c
index 1496c4b..eabada9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_ethtool.c
@@ -937,7 +937,7 @@ static int fm10k_mbx_test(struct fm10k_intfc *interface, u64 *data)
 	struct fm10k_mbx_info *mbx = &hw->mbx;
 	u32 attr_flag, test_msg[6];
 	unsigned long timeout;
-	int err;
+	int err = -EINVAL;
 
 	/* For now this is a VF only feature */
 	if (hw->mac.type != fm10k_mac_vf)
-- 
2.5.5