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Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2020 16:31:55 -0700 From: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org> To: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org Cc: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>, Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>, Miguel Ojeda <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@...il.com>, Alexander Potapenko <glider@...gle.com>, Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>, Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>, x86@...nel.org, drbd-dev@...ts.linbit.com, linux-block@...r.kernel.org, b43-dev@...ts.infradead.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, linux-ide@...r.kernel.org, linux-clk@...r.kernel.org, linux-spi@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org, clang-built-linux@...glegroups.com Subject: [PATCH 02/10] drbd: Remove uninitialized_var() usage Using uninitialized_var() is dangerous as it papers over real bugs[1] (or can in the future), and suppresses unrelated compiler warnings (e.g. "unused variable"). If the compiler thinks it is uninitialized, either simply initialize the variable or make compiler changes. As a precursor to removing[2] this[3] macro[4], just initialize this variable to NULL. [1] https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20200603174714.192027-1-glider@google.com/ [2] https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CA+55aFw+Vbj0i=1TGqCR5vQkCzWJ0QxK6CernOU6eedsudAixw@mail.gmail.com/ [3] https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CA+55aFwgbgqhbp1fkxvRKEpzyR5J8n1vKT1VZdz9knmPuXhOeg@mail.gmail.com/ [4] https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CA+55aFz2500WfbKXAx8s67wrm9=yVJu65TpLgN_ybYNv0VEOKA@mail.gmail.com/ Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org> --- drivers/block/drbd/drbd_state.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_state.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_state.c index eeaa3b49b264..0067d328f0b5 100644 --- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_state.c +++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_state.c @@ -1604,7 +1604,7 @@ static void broadcast_state_change(struct drbd_state_change *state_change) unsigned int n_device, n_connection, n_peer_device, n_peer_devices; void (*last_func)(struct sk_buff *, unsigned int, void *, enum drbd_notification_type) = NULL; - void *uninitialized_var(last_arg); + void *last_arg = NULL; #define HAS_CHANGED(state) ((state)[OLD] != (state)[NEW]) #define FINAL_STATE_CHANGE(type) \ -- 2.25.1
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