linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 14/21] cpufreq: pxa2xx: initialize variables

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Date:	Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:14:06 +0200
From:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>
To:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
CC:	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 14/21] cpufreq: pxa2xx: initialize variables

On 4/25/2013 7:28 PM, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> gcc-3.8 correctly found that the variables set by find_freq_tables()
> are not initialized if this function is called on something other
> than a pxa2xx or pxa3xx:
>
> pxa2xx-cpufreq.c: In function 'pxa_verify_policy':
> pxa2xx-cpufreq.c:272:6: warning: 'pxa_freqs_table' may be used uninitialized in this function [-Wmaybe-uninitialized]
> pxa2xx-cpufreq.c: In function 'pxa_set_target':
> pxa2xx-cpufreq.c:345:23: warning: 'pxa_freq_settings' may be used uninitialized in this function [-Wmaybe-uninitialized]
>
> Rather than adding a bogus initialization that would let us
> get a little further before crashing, add an explicit BUG().
> We know that this code is designed to run on only these cpus,
> so this will fix the build warning and give a more helpful
> diagnostic if the code ever changes to run on other machines.
>
> Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
> Cc: Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
> Cc: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>

OK, applied.

Can you please CC future cpufreq changes to linux-pm@...r.kernel.org?  
That'd make the handling of them much easier.

Thanks,
Rafael


> ---
>   drivers/cpufreq/pxa2xx-cpufreq.c | 5 +++--
>   1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/pxa2xx-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/pxa2xx-cpufreq.c
> index fe4c55b..9e5bc8e 100644
> --- a/drivers/cpufreq/pxa2xx-cpufreq.c
> +++ b/drivers/cpufreq/pxa2xx-cpufreq.c
> @@ -221,10 +221,11 @@ static void find_freq_tables(struct cpufreq_frequency_table **freq_table,
>   			*pxa_freqs = pxa255_turbo_freqs;
>   			*freq_table = pxa255_turbo_freq_table;
>   		}
> -	}
> -	if (cpu_is_pxa27x()) {
> +	} else if (cpu_is_pxa27x()) {
>   		*pxa_freqs = pxa27x_freqs;
>   		*freq_table = pxa27x_freq_table;
> +	} else {
> +		BUG();
>   	}
>   }
>   

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