linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] clk: sunxi: fix uninitialized access

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Date:   Thu, 31 Aug 2017 10:56:59 -0700
From:   Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...eaurora.org>
To:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:     Emilio López <emilio@...pez.com.ar>,
        Michael Turquette <mturquette@...libre.com>,
        Maxime Ripard <maxime.ripard@...e-electrons.com>,
        Chen-Yu Tsai <wens@...e.org>, linux-clk@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] clk: sunxi: fix uninitialized access

On 08/23, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> gcc-8 reports an uninitialized variable access in a code path
> that we would see with incorrect DTB input:
> 
> drivers/clk/sunxi/clk-sun8i-bus-gates.c: In function 'sun8i_h3_bus_gates_init':
> drivers/clk/sunxi/clk-sun8i-bus-gates.c:85:27: error: 'clk_parent' may be used uninitialized in this function [-Werror=maybe-uninitialized]
> 
> This works around by skipping invalid input and printing a warning
> instead if it ever happens. The problem was apparently part of the
> initiali driver submission, but older compilers don't notice it.
> 
> Fixes: ab6e23a4e388 ("clk: sunxi: Add H3 clocks support")
> Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
> ---

Applied to clk-next

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