linux-ext4 - [PATCH 4/5] fs: hfs: initialize fsdata in hfs_file

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Date:   Mon, 21 Nov 2022 12:21:33 +0100
From:   Alexander Potapenko <glider@...gle.com>
To:     glider@...gle.com
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
        tytso@....edu, adilger.kernel@...ger.ca, jaegeuk@...nel.org,
        chao@...nel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, linux-f2fs-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net,
        Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...nel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 4/5] fs: hfs: initialize fsdata in hfs_file_truncate()

When aops->write_begin() does not initialize fsdata, KMSAN may report
an error passing the latter to aops->write_end().

Fix this by unconditionally initializing fsdata.

Suggested-by: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...nel.org>
Fixes: 1da177e4c3f4 ("Linux-2.6.12-rc2")
Signed-off-by: Alexander Potapenko <glider@...gle.com>
---
 fs/hfs/extent.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/fs/hfs/extent.c b/fs/hfs/extent.c
index 3f7e9bef98743..6d1878b99b305 100644
--- a/fs/hfs/extent.c
+++ b/fs/hfs/extent.c
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ void hfs_file_truncate(struct inode *inode)
 		inode->i_size);
 	if (inode->i_size > HFS_I(inode)->phys_size) {
 		struct address_space *mapping = inode->i_mapping;
-		void *fsdata;
+		void *fsdata = NULL;
 		struct page *page;
 
 		/* XXX: Can use generic_cont_expand? */
-- 
2.38.1.584.g0f3c55d4c2-goog