linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 02/06] Fix compilation warning for fs/ubifs/commit.c

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Date:	Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:12:45 +0300
From:	Artem Bityutskiy <dedekind@...radead.org>
To:	subrata@...ux.vnet.ibm.com
Cc:	Stefan Richter <stefanr@...6.in-berlin.de>,
	linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org,
	Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...ia.com>,
	Sachin P Sant <sachinp@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
	Balbir Singh <balbir@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 02/06] Fix compilation warning for fs/ubifs/commit.c

On Thu, 2009-07-16 at 16:34 +0530, Subrata Modak wrote:
> Correct. There has been other warning fixes i have sent to LKML, where i
> have tweaked the code to fix the compilation, but, code tweaking may not
> be possible in this case. However , i would  still investigate.

I do not think that in _general_ it is a good idea to tweak code just
to have gcc pleased, granted the code is correct. In this case it is
more preferable to shut it up, e.g., using 'unitialized_var()'.

-- 
Best regards,
Artem Bityutskiy (Битюцкий Артём)

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