linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] pci: Make pci

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Message-ID: <b9df5fa10912042147s2ef7e4c9g538a9301c111964c@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Sat, 5 Dec 2009 11:47:15 +0600
From:	Rakib Mullick <rakib.mullick@...il.com>
To:	Alex Chiang <achiang@...com>
Cc:	Jesse Barnes <jbarnes@...tuousgeek.org>, linux-pci@...r.kernel.org,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] pci: Make pci_dev struct point to NULL.

On 12/5/09, Alex Chiang <achiang@...com> wrote:
> * Rakib Mullick <rakib.mullick@...il.com>:
>  >
>
> > Since *pdev might be uninitialized. But if we are sure that it
>  > is not uninitialized then it is okay.
>  >
>  > And yes - althrough we weren't warned by the compiler.
>
>  At no point that I can tell do we ever access an uninitialized
>  'dev'.
>
>  Please explain to me one more time what you think you are fixing.
>
 Ahh......... I miss the point that we haven't __access__ the uninitialized
pointer. I was messing up with it __remains__ uninitialized ( it was a
clear stupidity from me :-(       ).

Thanks,  Alex for your help.

Rakib,

>  Thanks,
>
> /ac
>
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