linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH -next] acpi/hmat: fix an uninitialized memory

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Date:   Mon, 8 Apr 2019 09:44:15 -0600
From:   Keith Busch <kbusch@...nel.org>
To:     Qian Cai <cai@....pw>
Cc:     gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, rjw@...ysocki.net, lenb@...nel.org,
        keith.busch@...el.com, linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH -next] acpi/hmat: fix an uninitialized memory_target

On Sat, Apr 06, 2019 at 09:12:22PM -0400, Qian Cai wrote:
> The commit 665ac7e92757 ("acpi/hmat: Register processor domain to its
> memory") introduced an uninitialized "struct memory_target" that could
> cause an incorrect branching.

Thanks for the catch. We do have another patch submitted a few days that
fixes this, though:

  https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10887487/