linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] spi: initialize ret variable

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Date:   Wed, 9 Feb 2022 16:33:53 +0000
From:   Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
To:     trix@...hat.com
Cc:     lhjeff911@...il.com, nathan@...nel.org, ndesaulniers@...gle.com,
        linux-spi@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        llvm@...ts.linux.dev
Subject: Re: [PATCH] spi: initialize ret variable

On Wed, Feb 09, 2022 at 08:30:29AM -0800, trix@...hat.com wrote:
> From: Tom Rix <trix@...hat.com>
> 
> Clang build fails with
> spi-sunplus-sp7021.c:405:2: error: variable 'ret' is used
>   uninitialized whenever switch default is taken
>         default:
>         ^~~~~~~
> 
> Restore initializing ret.

Are you sure this is a good fix and that the compiler hasn't instead
identifed that we should be returning an error in the default case?

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