linux-kernel - [PATCH 3.16 082/305] i40e: fix an uninitialized variable bug

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Date:	Sat, 13 Aug 2016 18:42:51 +0100
From:	Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org
CC:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	"Dan Carpenter" <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>,
	"Jeff Kirsher" <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>,
	"Andrew Bowers" <andrewx.bowers@...el.com>
Subject: [PATCH 3.16 082/305] i40e: fix an uninitialized variable bug

3.16.37-rc1 review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

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From: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>

commit 1c306f7f62a38ee5f05f0ee994dfe82d654cf47c upstream.

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>
Tested-by: Andrew Bowers <andrewx.bowers@...el.com>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_hmc.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

--- 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(stru
 	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) {