linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] net: netfilter: fix GCC uninitialized warning

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Message-ID: <20151110124553.GA22692@salvia>
Date:	Tue, 10 Nov 2015 13:45:53 +0100
From:	Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@...filter.org>
To:	Dmitry Safonov <0x7f454c46@...il.com>
Cc:	Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>, kadlec@...ckhole.kfki.hu,
	davem@...emloft.net, netfilter-devel@...r.kernel.org,
	coreteam@...filter.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: netfilter: fix GCC uninitialized warning

On Fri, Nov 06, 2015 at 10:13:16PM +0300, Dmitry Safonov wrote:
> I thought, it was decided to use 0/NULL/whatever, than uninitialized_var()?
> Is right now?
> http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1383415

I overlook that one. We should stick to mainstream policies as much as
possible.

Arnd just sent a patch to address one of this by initializing the
variable: http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/542259/

Please follow up with a patch to initialize the variable to avoid the
warning in other spots.

Thanks.
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