linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] hwrng : cleanup initialization

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Date:   Fri, 21 Aug 2020 17:58:14 +1000
From:   Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:     trix@...hat.com
Cc:     mpm@...enic.com, arnd@...db.de, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
        linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] hwrng : cleanup initialization

On Sun, Aug 09, 2020 at 08:04:23AM -0700, trix@...hat.com wrote:
> From: Tom Rix <trix@...hat.com>
> 
> clang static analysis reports this problem
> 
> intel-rng.c:333:2: warning: Assigned value is garbage or undefined
>         void __iomem *mem = mem;
>         ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~~
> 
> Because mem is assigned before it is used, this is not
> a real problem.  But the initialization is strange and not
> needed, so remove it.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Tom Rix <trix@...hat.com>
> ---
>  drivers/char/hw_random/intel-rng.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

Patch applied.  Thanks.
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