linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Input: serio_raw - initialize serio_raw

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Message-ID: <ZxapQMubTgMx9Pgl@google.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 12:19:28 -0700
From: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
To: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...nel.org>
Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, kernel test robot <lkp@...el.com>,
	Dan Carpenter <error27@...il.com>,
	Erick Archer <erick.archer@...look.com>,
	linux-input@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Input: serio_raw - initialize serio_raw_write() the
 return code

Hi Arnd,

On Mon, Oct 21, 2024 at 10:38:27AM +0000, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
> 
> The number of bytes returned from the write function is now
> undefined:
> 
> drivers/input/serio/serio_raw.c:204:12: error: variable 'written' is uninitialized when used here [-Werror,-Wuninitialized]
>   204 |                                 return written ?: -EIO;
>       |                                        ^~~~~~~

Thank you for the patch but I already have one fixing this up queued.

> 
> Fixes: 5b53a9d40c4f ("Input: serio_raw - use guard notation for locks and other resources")
> Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@...el.com>
> Reported-by: Dan Carpenter <error27@...il.com>
> Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202410201730.ItNhUTIv-lkp@intel.com/
> Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/r/202410201759.qnyACw46-lkp@intel.com/
> Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
> ---
>  drivers/input/serio/serio_raw.c | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/input/serio/serio_raw.c b/drivers/input/serio/serio_raw.c
> index e058fef07f57..55fe77d04089 100644
> --- a/drivers/input/serio/serio_raw.c
> +++ b/drivers/input/serio/serio_raw.c
> @@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ static ssize_t serio_raw_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buffer,
>  		if (count > 32)
>  			count = 32;
>  
> +		written = 0;
>  		while (count--) {
>  			if (get_user(c, buffer++))
>  				return -EFAULT;
> -- 
> 2.39.5
> 

-- 
Dmitry