linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] staging: rtl8723bs: add initial value

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Date:   Fri, 12 Mar 2021 13:02:44 +0300
From:   Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
To:     Hao Peng <penghaob@...ontech.com>
Cc:     gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, ross.schm.dev@...il.com,
        izabela.bakollari@...il.com, devel@...verdev.osuosl.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: rtl8723bs: add initial value

On Thu, Mar 11, 2021 at 02:38:38PM +0800, Hao Peng wrote:
> Add initial value for some uninitialized variable and array.
> 

None of these are ever used uninitialized.  It's weird that you would
even think that.

>  			if (pmlmeext->active_keep_alive_check) {
> -				int stainfo_offset;
> +				int stainfo_offset = 0;
>  
>  				stainfo_offset = rtw_stainfo_offset(pstapriv, psta);
                                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
This one is initialized on the very next line so all the patch does is
introduce static checker warnings for no reason.

regards,
dan carpenter