linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH wireless 1/9] wifi: cfg80211: avoid garbage value of 'io_type' in brcmf_cfg80211

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Message-ID: <ba67020a-04bb-46b8-bc05-751684f71e8a@suswa.mountain>
Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2024 15:57:23 +0200
From: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...aro.org>
To: Su Hui <suhui@...china.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH wireless 1/9]  wifi: cfg80211: avoid garbage value of
 'io_type' in  brcmf_cfg80211_attach()

On Tue, Jul 02, 2024 at 08:24:44PM +0800, Su Hui wrote:
>  brcmf_fil_cmd_int_get() reads the value of 'io_type' and passes it to
>  brcmf_fil_cmd_data_get(). Initialize 'io_type' to avoid garbage value.

Since you're going to be resending anyway, please delete the space char
from the start of the line.

It's weird that brcmf_fil_cmd_data_get() uses the uninitialized data.
It looks like it just goes to great lengths to preserve the original
data in io_type...  So it likely is harmless enough but still a strange
and complicated way write a no-op.

regards,
dan carpenter