linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] HID: asus: fix build warning wiht CONFIG_ASUS

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Date:   Sat, 3 Nov 2018 23:16:23 +0100
From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:     Jiri Kosina <jikos@...nel.org>, benjamin.tissoires@...hat.com,
        Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>,
        Colin King <colin.king@...onical.com>,
        peter.hutterer@...-t.net, mustafakuscu@...il.com,
        Daniel Drake <drake@...lessm.com>, linux-input@...r.kernel.org,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] HID: asus: fix build warning wiht CONFIG_ASUS_WMI disabled

On Fri, Nov 2, 2018 at 4:16 PM Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de> wrote:
> asus_wmi_evaluate_method() is an empty dummy function when CONFIG_ASUS_WMI
> is disabled, or not reachable from a built-in device driver. This leads to
> a theoretical evaluation of an uninitialized variable that the compiler
> complains about, failing to check that the hardcoded return value makes
> this an unreachable code path:
>
> In file included from include/linux/printk.h:336,
>                  from include/linux/kernel.h:14,
>                  from include/linux/list.h:9,
>                  from include/linux/dmi.h:5,
>                  from drivers/hid/hid-asus.c:29:
> drivers/hid/hid-asus.c: In function 'asus_input_configured':
> include/linux/dynamic_debug.h:135:3: error: 'value' may be used uninitialized in this function [-Werror=maybe-uninitialized]
>    __dynamic_dev_dbg(&descriptor, dev, fmt, \
>    ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> drivers/hid/hid-asus.c:359:6: note: 'value' was declared here
>   u32 value;
>       ^~~~~
>
> With an extra IS_ENABLED() check, the warning goes away.
>
> Fixes: 3b692c55e58d ("HID: asus: only support backlight when it's not driven by WMI")
> Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>

Acked-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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