linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: Add missing initialization in mv88e6xxx_set_port

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Date:	Thu, 16 Apr 2015 15:34:23 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	geert@...ux-m68k.org
Cc:	linux@...ck-us.net, andrew@...n.ch, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: Add missing initialization in
 mv88e6xxx_set_port_state()

From: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2015 20:49:14 +0200

> drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx.c: In function ‘mv88e6xxx_set_port_state’:
> drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx.c:905: warning: ‘ret’ may be used uninitialized in this function
> 
> If oldstate == state, mv88e6xxx_set_port_state() will return an
> uninitialized value. Pre-initialize ret to zero to fix this.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>

Indeed, applied, thanks Geert.