linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 4/4] EDAC/mce_amd: Add support for FRU Text in MCA

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Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 20:20:13 +0200
From: Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To: "Naik, Avadhut" <avadnaik@....com>
Cc: Avadhut Naik <avadhut.naik@....com>, x86@...nel.org,
	linux-edac@...r.kernel.org, linux-trace-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 4/4] EDAC/mce_amd: Add support for FRU Text in MCA

On Wed, Jun 26, 2024 at 01:00:30PM -0500, Naik, Avadhut wrote:
> > 
> > Why are you clearing it if you're overwriting it immediately?
> > 
> Since its a local variable, wanted to ensure that the memory is zeroed out to prevent
> any issues with the %s specifier, used later on.

What issues?

> Would you recommend removing that and using initializer instead for the string?

I'd recommend looking at what the code does and then really thinking whether
that makes any sense.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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