linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] crypto: ixp4xx: avoid uninitialized variable use

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Date:	Tue, 19 Jan 2016 16:03:50 +0100
From:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
Cc:	linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	davem@...emloft.net,
	Krzysztof Hałasa <khalasa@...p.pl>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] crypto: ixp4xx: avoid uninitialized variable use

On Tuesday 19 January 2016 09:00:21 Herbert Xu wrote:
> Subject: crypto: ixp4xx - Fix false lastlen uninitialised warning
> 
> This patch fixes a false positive uninitialised variable warning
> in aead_perform by moving the source processing in front of the
> destination processing, thus ensuring that the initialisation of
> lastlen is always visible to gcc.
> 
> Reported-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
> Signed-off-by: Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
> 

I've checked that the warnings are now gone, and after reviewing the
code again, I see now that it was indeed a false positive,
contrary to what I thought before.

Patch looks good.

Acked-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>