linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] platform/x86: thinkpad_acpi: initialize tp_nvram

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Date:   Thu, 17 Sep 2020 14:46:28 -0700
From:   mark gross <mgross@...ux.intel.com>
To:     trix@...hat.com
Cc:     ibm-acpi@....eng.br, dvhart@...radead.org, andy@...radead.org,
        natechancellor@...il.com, ndesaulniers@...gle.com,
        len.brown@...el.com, ibm-acpi-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net,
        platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        clang-built-linux@...glegroups.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] platform/x86: thinkpad_acpi: initialize tp_nvram_state
 variable

Acked-by: mark gross <mgross@...ux.intel.com>

--mark


On Sun, Sep 13, 2020 at 12:02:03PM -0700, trix@...hat.com wrote:
> From: Tom Rix <trix@...hat.com>
> 
> clang static analysis flags this represenative problem
> thinkpad_acpi.c:2523:7: warning: Branch condition evaluates
>   to a garbage value
>                 if (!oldn->mute ||
>                     ^~~~~~~~~~~
> 
> In hotkey_kthread() mute is conditionally set by hotkey_read_nvram()
> but unconditionally checked by hotkey_compare_and_issue_event().
> So the tp_nvram_state variable s[2] needs to be initialized.
> 
> Fixes: 01e88f25985d ("ACPI: thinkpad-acpi: add CMOS NVRAM polling for hot keys (v9)")
> Signed-off-by: Tom Rix <trix@...hat.com>
> ---
>  drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c
> index 47925c319d7b..24da8b6872f2 100644
> --- a/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c
> +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c
> @@ -2573,7 +2573,7 @@ static void hotkey_compare_and_issue_event(struct tp_nvram_state *oldn,
>   */
>  static int hotkey_kthread(void *data)
>  {
> -	struct tp_nvram_state s[2];
> +	struct tp_nvram_state s[2] = { 0 };
>  	u32 poll_mask, event_mask;
>  	unsigned int si, so;
>  	unsigned long t;
> -- 
> 2.18.1
>