linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] tty: xuartps: Fix "may be used uninitialized" build warning

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Date:	Tue, 29 Oct 2013 09:22:52 -0700
From:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	Soren Brinkmann <soren.brinkmann@...inx.com>
Cc:	Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>,
	Michal Simek <michal.simek@...inx.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-serial@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] tty: xuartps: Fix "may be used uninitialized" build
 warning

On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 04:40:59PM -0700, Soren Brinkmann wrote:
> Initialize varibles for which a 'may be used uninitalized' warning is
> issued.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Soren Brinkmann <soren.brinkmann@...inx.com>
> ---
> The warning is actually a false positive. The variables are passed to a
> function per reference. That function uses those variables to return
> values, which then are used by the caller. Is there a way to
> avoid the initialization and the build warning alltogether?
> ---
>  drivers/tty/serial/xilinx_uartps.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

Please properly credit the kbuild robot who found these issues the next
time...

thanks,

greg k-h
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