linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHv2] staging: go7007: fix use of uninitialised pointer

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Message-ID: <20131125172508.GA3874@kroah.com>
Date:	Mon, 25 Nov 2013 09:25:08 -0800
From:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	Michal Nazarewicz <mina86@...a86.com>
Cc:	Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>,
	devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Hans Verkuil <hans.verkuil@...co.com>,
	linux-media@...r.kernel.org,
	Mauro Carvalho Chehab <m.chehab@...sung.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCHv2] staging: go7007: fix use of uninitialised pointer

On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 12:46:24PM +0100, Michal Nazarewicz wrote:
> go variable is initialised only after the switch case so it cannot be
> dereferenced prior to that happening.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Michal Nazarewicz <mina86@...a86.com>
> ---
>  drivers/staging/media/go7007/go7007-usb.c | 8 ++++----
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> On Sun, Nov 10 2013, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> > There are 3 other uses before "go" gets initialized.
> 
> Argh...  Other occurrences of the letters “GO” deceived my eyes.  Sorry
> about that and thanks.

This is no longer needed, as I revertd the patch that caused the
original problems, sorry.

greg k-h
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