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Message-ID: <4F56FD34.1090103@gmail.com>
Date:	Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:16:20 +0800
From:	Zhengwang Ruan <ruan.zhengwang@...il.com>
To:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
CC:	arve@...roid.com, chris+android@...thought.org,
	devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2 v2] Staging:android: Initialise buffer and buffer_size
 before used




-------- Original Message --------
From: Greg KH
Sent: 2012年03月06日 星期二 21时46分16秒
To: Zhengwang Ruan
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2 v2] Staging:android: Initialise buffer and
buffer_size before used
> On Wed, Mar 07, 2012 at 10:36:58AM +0800, Zhengwang Ruan wrote:
>> GCC warns 'buffer' and 'buffer_size' are used with being uninitialized, and
>> 'buffer' is used as returned value, and 'buffer_size' is initialized using
>> uninitialized_var to clear warning.
> Doesn't say that for me at all, what version of gcc are you using?  I'm
> using 4.6.2 here, and if you are using an older version, then please
> upgrade to one smarter than the one you are using.
>
> As you are trying to paper over gcc issues, I can't take this patch,
> sorry.
>

Ok, I will make another try after updating GCC to 4.6. Thank you for 
your effort!

Thanks,
-Zhengwang

> greg k-h
>

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