linux-kernel - [patch] i40e: fix an uninitialized variable bug

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Date:	Thu, 5 May 2016 16:18:02 +0300
From:	Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
To:	Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>,
	Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>
Cc:	Shannon Nelson <shannon.nelson@...el.com>,
	Carolyn Wyborny <carolyn.wyborny@...el.com>,
	Don Skidmore <donald.c.skidmore@...el.com>,
	Bruce Allan <bruce.w.allan@...el.com>,
	John Ronciak <john.ronciak@...el.com>,
	Mitch Williams <mitch.a.williams@...el.com>,
	intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [patch] i40e: fix an uninitialized variable bug

We removed this initialization but it is required.  Let's put it back.

Fixes: 895106a577c4 ('i40e: trivial fixes')
Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_hmc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_hmc.c
index 5ebe12d..a7c7b1d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_hmc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_hmc.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ i40e_status i40e_add_sd_table_entry(struct i40e_hw *hw,
 	struct i40e_hmc_sd_entry *sd_entry;
 	bool dma_mem_alloc_done = false;
 	struct i40e_dma_mem mem;
-	i40e_status ret_code;
+	i40e_status ret_code = I40E_SUCCESS;
 	u64 alloc_len;
 
 	if (NULL == hmc_info->sd_table.sd_entry) {