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

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Date:   Sat, 16 Jul 2022 07:22:23 -0600
From:   Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
To:     Tom Rix <trix@...hat.com>, nathan@...nel.org,
        ndesaulniers@...gle.com, ming.lei@...hat.com
Cc:     linux-block@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        llvm@...ts.linux.dev
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ublk_drv: initialize ret variable

On 7/16/22 7:15 AM, Tom Rix wrote:
> clang build fails with
> drivers/block/ublk_drv.c:1304:6: error: variable 'ret' is used uninitialized whenever 'if' condition is true [-Werror,-Wsometimes-uninitialized]
> 
> When the call to ublk_get_device_from_id() fails, ret is used without being
> initized.  So initialize.

Should already be fixed:

https://git.kernel.dk/cgit/linux-block/commit/?h=for-5.20/block&id=f2450f8a2c1ec3e88d6674f747b913aa5f21fa59

-- 
Jens Axboe