linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH net] hv_sock: Suppress bogus "may be used uninitialized" warnings

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:   Sat, 15 Jun 2019 07:19:31 +0000
From:   Sunil Muthuswamy <sunilmut@...rosoft.com>
To:     Dexuan Cui <decui@...rosoft.com>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Michael Kelley <mikelley@...rosoft.com>
CC:     "linux-hyperv@...r.kernel.org" <linux-hyperv@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        KY Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>,
        Stephen Hemminger <sthemmin@...rosoft.com>,
        Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@...rosoft.com>,
        Sasha Levin <Alexander.Levin@...rosoft.com>,
        "olaf@...fle.de" <olaf@...fle.de>,
        "apw@...onical.com" <apw@...onical.com>,
        "jasowang@...hat.com" <jasowang@...hat.com>,
        vkuznets <vkuznets@...hat.com>,
        "marcelo.cerri@...onical.com" <marcelo.cerri@...onical.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH net] hv_sock: Suppress bogus "may be used uninitialized"
 warnings



> -----Original Message-----
> From: linux-hyperv-owner@...r.kernel.org <linux-hyperv-owner@...r.kernel.org> On Behalf Of Dexuan Cui
> Sent: Friday, June 14, 2019 10:01 PM
> To: netdev@...r.kernel.org; davem@...emloft.net; Michael Kelley <mikelley@...rosoft.com>
> Cc: linux-hyperv@...r.kernel.org; linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org; KY Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>; Stephen Hemminger
> <sthemmin@...rosoft.com>; Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@...rosoft.com>; Sasha Levin <Alexander.Levin@...rosoft.com>;
> olaf@...fle.de; apw@...onical.com; jasowang@...hat.com; vkuznets <vkuznets@...hat.com>; marcelo.cerri@...onical.com;
> Dexuan Cui <decui@...rosoft.com>
> Subject: [PATCH net] hv_sock: Suppress bogus "may be used uninitialized" warnings
> 
> gcc 8.2.0 may report these bogus warnings under some condition:
> 
> warning: ‘vnew’ may be used uninitialized in this function
> warning: ‘hvs_new’ may be used uninitialized in this function
> 
> Actually, the 2 pointers are only initialized and used if the variable
> "conn_from_host" is true. The code is not buggy here.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Dexuan Cui <decui@...rosoft.com>
> ---
>  net/vmw_vsock/hyperv_transport.c | 4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/hyperv_transport.c b/net/vmw_vsock/hyperv_transport.c
> index 8d1ea9eda8a2..cd3f47f54fa7 100644
> --- a/net/vmw_vsock/hyperv_transport.c
> +++ b/net/vmw_vsock/hyperv_transport.c
> @@ -329,8 +329,8 @@ static void hvs_open_connection(struct vmbus_channel *chan)
> 
>  	struct sockaddr_vm addr;
>  	struct sock *sk, *new = NULL;
> -	struct vsock_sock *vnew;
> -	struct hvsock *hvs, *hvs_new;
> +	struct vsock_sock *vnew = NULL;
> +	struct hvsock *hvs, *hvs_new = NULL;
>  	int ret;
> 
These are all already fixed under 
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next.git/commit/?id=ac383f58f3c98de37fa67452acc5bd677396e9f3 
Its just that that commit hasn't merged with the 'net' branch yet.
>  	if_type = &chan->offermsg.offer.if_type;
> --
> 2.19.1