linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] staging: rtl8712: fix uninit-value "data" and "mac"

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Date:   Mon, 18 Apr 2022 12:00:58 +0800
From:   Wang Cheng <wanngchenng@...il.com>
To:     Pavel Skripkin <paskripkin@...il.com>
Cc:     Larry.Finger@...inger.net, florian.c.schilhabel@...glemail.com,
        gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: rtl8712: fix uninit-value "data" and "mac"

On 22/04/16 01:57PM, Pavel Skripkin wrote:
> Hi Wang,
> 
> On 4/15/22 12:57, Wang Cheng wrote:
> > Hi Pavel, thx for your review.
> > 
> > Sorry, this patch is just confined to fixing uninit-values with
> > modifying the original code as less as possible. It sounds good to
> > refactor r8712_usbctrl_vendorreq() with better API.
> > 
> 
> I understand your idea, but this will just hide the real problem until
> syzbot hit it in different place. So, I believe, it's better to fix the root
> case instead of hiding local cases.

Of course, I agree on fixing the root case. I will think about replacing
APIs properly.

thanks,
- w