linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] xen: unitialised return value in xenbus_write

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Message-ID: <20090126132943.GB13567@elte.hu>
Date:	Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:29:43 +0100
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Ian Campbell <ian.campbell@...rix.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, xen-devel@...ts.xensource.com,
	Adam Wendt <thelsdj@...il.com>,
	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy.fitzhardinge@...rix.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] xen: unitialised return value in
	xenbus_write_transaction


* Ian Campbell <ian.campbell@...rix.com> wrote:

> The return value of xenbus_write_transaction can be uninitialised in
> the success case leading to the userspace xenstore utilities failing.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ian Campbell <ian.campbell@...rix.com>
> Cc: Adam Wendt <thelsdj@...il.com>
> Cc: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy.fitzhardinge@...rix.com>
> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
> 
> ---
>  drivers/xen/xenfs/xenbus.c |   11 +++++------
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

applied to tip/x86/urgent, thanks Ian!

	Ingo
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