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

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Date:   Tue, 03 Nov 2020 20:40:28 +0100
From:   Nicolas Saenz Julienne <nsaenzjulienne@...e.de>
To:     Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@...nel.org>,
        Jim Quinlan <james.quinlan@...adcom.com>
Cc:     linux-pci@...r.kernel.org, bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com,
        Rafał Miłecki <zajec5@...il.com>,
        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 Tue, 2020-11-03 at 13:38 -0600, Bjorn Helgaas wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 02, 2020 at 03:57:12PM -0500, 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.
> 
> This is so trivial that there's probably no reason to post this again,
> but if you post a v2 for some reason, please update the subject to
> match the convention ("PCI: brcmstb: Verb ..."), e.g.,
> 
>   PCI: brcmstb: Initialize "tmp" before use
> 
> The commit log does not say what the patch does, leaving it to the
> reader to infer it.
> 
> Lorenzo will likely fix this up when he applies it.
> 
> Incidental curiosity: where should I look to see what
> u32p_replace_bits() does?  "git grep u32p_replace_bits" shows several
> calls, but no definitions.

It's a bunch if defines in 'include/linux/bitfield.h'

Regards,
Nicolas


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