linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mfd: sec-core: Fix uninitialized 'regmap

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Date:	Wed, 19 Mar 2014 13:41:59 +0100
From:	Krzysztof Kozlowski <k.kozlowski@...sung.com>
To:	Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
Cc:	Sachin Kamat <sachin.kamat@...aro.org>, broonie@...nel.org,
	devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mfd: sec-core: Fix uninitialized 'regmap_rtc' on S2MPA01

On Wed, 2014-03-19 at 09:14 +0000, Lee Jones wrote:
> > Initialize the 'regmap_rtc' on S2MPA01 to some sane value. Sane at least
> > for S5M87X chipsets, not S2MPS/S2MPA but it won't be used because
> > rtc-s5m driver does not support S2MPA01.
> > 
> > This fixes following error:
> > drivers/mfd/sec-core.c:342:45: warning: ‘regmap_rtc’ may be used uninitialized in this function [-Wuninitialized]
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <k.kozlowski@...sung.com>
> > ---
> >  drivers/mfd/sec-core.c |    7 +++++++
> >  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
> 
> Please don't send patches in the middle of threads like this (v2's are
> a different story as it saves on re-sending entire patch-sets), as I
> very nearly missed it.

OK, I understand. I put it in the middle because it was a follow up of
your immutable branch ib-mfd-regulator-3.15 (merging mine S2MPS14 and
Sachin's S2MPA01).

> 
> We already have drivers doing similar things so I'll apply this as a
> temporary fix, but please find something a little less 'hacky' to
> supersede it _soon_.

Sure, I just sent a patch for it.

Best regards,
Krzysztof

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