linux-kernel - Re: [patch] kexec: potetially using uninitialized variable

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Message-ID: <20160314105813.GL5273@mwanda>
Date:	Mon, 14 Mar 2016 13:58:13 +0300
From:	Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
To:	Minfei Huang <mnfhuang@...il.com>
Cc:	walter harms <wharms@....de>, xlpang@...hat.com,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@...hat.com>,
	Dave Young <dyoung@...hat.com>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
	Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@....com>,
	Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch] kexec: potetially using uninitialized variable

On Fri, Mar 11, 2016 at 11:38:19PM +0800, Minfei Huang wrote:
> I think we can modify the logic a bit to make code simple. Thus gcc will
> not complain about any more, and the logic is earier.

This is a Smatch warning, not a GCC warning.  If you think the new code
is clearer, that's fine but don't just silence the warning to please
Smatch.  I'm pretty sure I can silence this warning in Smatch.

regards,
dan carpenter