linux-kernel - [PATCH] tracing: fprobe: Initialize ret valiable to fix smatch error

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Date:   Sun,  9 Apr 2023 11:28:31 +0900
From:   "Masami Hiramatsu (Google)" <mhiramat@...nel.org>
To:     Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Cc:     Dan Carpenter <error27@...il.com>,
        Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-trace-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] tracing: fprobe: Initialize ret valiable to fix smatch error

From: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@...nel.org>

The commit 39d954200bf6 ("fprobe: Skip exit_handler if entry_handler returns
!0") introduced a hidden dependency of 'ret' local variable in the
fprobe_handler(), Smatch warns the `ret` can be accessed without
initialization.

	kernel/trace/fprobe.c:59 fprobe_handler()
	error: uninitialized symbol 'ret'.

kernel/trace/fprobe.c
    49                 fpr->entry_ip = ip;
    50                 if (fp->entry_data_size)
    51                         entry_data = fpr->data;
    52         }
    53
    54         if (fp->entry_handler)
    55                 ret = fp->entry_handler(fp, ip, ftrace_get_regs(fregs), entry_data);

ret is only initialized if there is an ->entry_handler

    56
    57         /* If entry_handler returns !0, nmissed is not counted. */
    58         if (rh) {

rh is only true if there is an ->exit_handler.  Presumably if you have
and ->exit_handler that means you also have a ->entry_handler but Smatch
is not smart enough to figure it out.

--> 59                 if (ret)
                           ^^^
Warning here.

    60                         rethook_recycle(rh);
    61                 else
    62                         rethook_hook(rh, ftrace_get_regs(fregs), true);
    63         }
    64 out:
    65         ftrace_test_recursion_unlock(bit);
    66 }


Reported-by: Dan Carpenter <error27@...il.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/85429a5c-a4b9-499e-b6c0-cbd313291c49@kili.mountain
Fixes: 39d954200bf6 ("fprobe: Skip exit_handler if entry_handler returns !0")
Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@...nel.org>
---
 kernel/trace/fprobe.c |    2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kernel/trace/fprobe.c b/kernel/trace/fprobe.c
index 9abb3905bc8e..293184227394 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/fprobe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/fprobe.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ static void fprobe_handler(unsigned long ip, unsigned long parent_ip,
 	struct rethook_node *rh = NULL;
 	struct fprobe *fp;
 	void *entry_data = NULL;
-	int bit, ret;
+	int bit, ret = 0;
 
 	fp = container_of(ops, struct fprobe, ops);
 	if (fprobe_disabled(fp))