linux-kernel - Re: [linux-pm] [RFC] OMAP1 PM Core, PM Core Implementation 2/2

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Date:	Mon, 2 Oct 2006 23:44:25 +0300
From:	Heikki Orsila <shd@...alwe.fi>
To:	"Scott E. Preece" <preece@...orola.com>
Cc:	eugeny.mints@...il.com, linux-pm@...ts.osdl.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, ext-Tuukka.Tikkanen@...ia.com
Subject: Re: [linux-pm] [RFC] OMAP1 PM Core, PM Core  Implementation 2/2

On Mon, Oct 02, 2006 at 01:58:33PM -0500, Scott E. Preece wrote:
> It also helps with static analysis tools.

I'd say those analysis tools are pretty useless if they can not handle 
trivial cases like this.

> CodingStyle seems to
> be silent on the point, but points to Kernighan and Ritchie, who say
> "These initializations are actually unnecessary, since all are zero, but
> it's a good idea to make them explicit anyway."

It was a local variable. They are not autoinitialised. Are you perhaps 
mixing this with statics and globals?

- Heikki
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