linux-kernel - drivers/staging/wfx/data_tx.c:34:19: warning: variable 'band' is uninitialized when used here

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Message-ID: <202010170719.yuuhWZT1-lkp@intel.com>
Date:   Sat, 17 Oct 2020 07:38:22 +0800
From:   kernel test robot <lkp@...el.com>
To:     Jérôme Pouiller <jerome.pouiller@...abs.com>
Cc:     kbuild-all@...ts.01.org, clang-built-linux@...glegroups.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Subject: drivers/staging/wfx/data_tx.c:34:19: warning: variable 'band' is
 uninitialized when used here

tree:   https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git master
head:   8119c4332d253660e0a6b8748fe0749961cfbc97
commit: 868fd970e187d39c586565c875837e530c6f7e1b staging: wfx: improve robustness of wfx_get_hw_rate()
date:   7 days ago
config: powerpc64-randconfig-r001-20201016 (attached as .config)
compiler: clang version 12.0.0 (https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project 5fbab4025eb57b12f2842ab188ff07a110708e1d)
reproduce (this is a W=1 build):
        wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/intel/lkp-tests/master/sbin/make.cross -O ~/bin/make.cross
        chmod +x ~/bin/make.cross
        # install powerpc64 cross compiling tool for clang build
        # apt-get install binutils-powerpc64-linux-gnu
        # https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=868fd970e187d39c586565c875837e530c6f7e1b
        git remote add linus https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git
        git fetch --no-tags linus master
        git checkout 868fd970e187d39c586565c875837e530c6f7e1b
        # save the attached .config to linux build tree
        COMPILER_INSTALL_PATH=$HOME/0day COMPILER=clang make.cross ARCH=powerpc64 

If you fix the issue, kindly add following tag as appropriate
Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@...el.com>

All warnings (new ones prefixed by >>):

>> drivers/staging/wfx/data_tx.c:34:19: warning: variable 'band' is uninitialized when used here [-Wuninitialized]
           if (rate->idx >= band->n_bitrates) {
                            ^~~~
   include/linux/compiler.h:56:47: note: expanded from macro 'if'
   #define if(cond, ...) if ( __trace_if_var( !!(cond , ## __VA_ARGS__) ) )
                                                 ^~~~
   include/linux/compiler.h:58:52: note: expanded from macro '__trace_if_var'
   #define __trace_if_var(cond) (__builtin_constant_p(cond) ? (cond) : __trace_if_value(cond))
                                                      ^~~~
   drivers/staging/wfx/data_tx.c:23:39: note: initialize the variable 'band' to silence this warning
           struct ieee80211_supported_band *band;
                                                ^
                                                 = NULL
   1 warning generated.

vim +/band +34 drivers/staging/wfx/data_tx.c

    19	
    20	static int wfx_get_hw_rate(struct wfx_dev *wdev,
    21				   const struct ieee80211_tx_rate *rate)
    22	{
    23		struct ieee80211_supported_band *band;
    24	
    25		if (rate->idx < 0)
    26			return -1;
    27		if (rate->flags & IEEE80211_TX_RC_MCS) {
    28			if (rate->idx > 7) {
    29				WARN(1, "wrong rate->idx value: %d", rate->idx);
    30				return -1;
    31			}
    32			return rate->idx + 14;
    33		}
  > 34		if (rate->idx >= band->n_bitrates) {
    35			WARN(1, "wrong rate->idx value: %d", rate->idx);
    36			return -1;
    37		}
    38		// WFx only support 2GHz, else band information should be retrieved
    39		// from ieee80211_tx_info
    40		band = wdev->hw->wiphy->bands[NL80211_BAND_2GHZ];
    41		return band->bitrates[rate->idx].hw_value;
    42	}
    43	

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