linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] FC: cifs: Initialized an uninitialized variable

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Message-ID: <20110308042601.GX22723@ZenIV.linux.org.uk>
Date:	Tue, 8 Mar 2011 04:26:02 +0000
From:	Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>
To:	Vinay Sawal <vinaysawal@...il.com>
Cc:	sfrench@...ba.org, linux-cifs@...r.kernel.org,
	samba-technical@...ts.samba.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] FC: cifs: Initialized an uninitialized variable

On Mon, Mar 07, 2011 at 08:00:09PM -0800, Vinay Sawal wrote:
> Removed a compile time warning by initializing an uninitialized variable.

> -	int rc;
> +	int rc = -EFAULT;

Why is that the right thing to do?  Other than "it made the compiler to
STFU, therefore it is Good(tm)", please.
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