linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3.17-rc2] fs: namespace: suppress 'may be used uninitialized' warnings

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Message-ID: <20140827210112.GE18016@ZenIV.linux.org.uk>
Date:	Wed, 27 Aug 2014 22:01:13 +0100
From:	Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>
To:	rtg.canonical@...il.com
Cc:	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Tim Gardner <tim.gardner@...onical.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3.17-rc2] fs: namespace: suppress 'may be used
 uninitialized' warnings

On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 01:51:05PM -0600, rtg.canonical@...il.com wrote:
> From: Tim Gardner <tim.gardner@...onical.com>
> 
> The gcc version 4.9.1 compiler complains Even though it isn't possible for
> these variables to not get initialized before they are used.

Blanket NAK, at that - any patches adding that 'uninitialized_...'
garbage in fs/*.c will be rejected and, should they slip in in some
other way - reverted.  Consider that as a local policy.
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