linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1] PCI: brcmstb: variable is missing proper initialization

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Message-ID: <ad4cbee6-c52e-cedc-fa79-3805e36377b4@gmail.com>
Date:   Mon, 2 Nov 2020 13:07:38 -0800
From:   Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
To:     Jim Quinlan <james.quinlan@...adcom.com>,
        linux-pci@...r.kernel.org, bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com,
        Rafał Miłecki <zajec5@...il.com>
Cc:     Nicolas Saenz Julienne <nsaenzjulienne@...e.de>,
        Lorenzo Pieralisi <lorenzo.pieralisi@....com>,
        Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>,
        Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Andrew Murray <amurray@...goodpenguin.co.uk>,
        Jeremy Linton <jeremy.linton@....com>,
        "moderated list:BROADCOM BCM2711/BCM2835 ARM ARCHITECTURE" 
        <linux-rpi-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        "moderated list:BROADCOM BCM2711/BCM2835 ARM ARCHITECTURE" 
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1] PCI: brcmstb: variable is missing proper
 initialization



On 11/2/2020 12:57 PM, Jim Quinlan wrote:
> The variable 'tmp' is used multiple times in the brcm_pcie_setup()
> function.  One such usage did not initialize 'tmp' to the current value of
> the target register.  By luck the mistake does not currently affect
> behavior;  regardless 'tmp' is now initialized properly.
> 
> Fixes: c0452137034b ("PCI: brcmstb: Add Broadcom STB PCIe host controller driver")
> Suggested-by: Rafał Miłecki <zajec5@...il.com>
> Signed-off-by: Jim Quinlan <james.quinlan@...adcom.com>

Acked-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
-- 
Florian