linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] block: floppy: Fix uninitialized use of outparam

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Message-Id: <175243012818.93872.4165824196717735145.b4-ty@kernel.dk>
Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2025 12:08:48 -0600
From: Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
To: efremov@...ux.com, Purva Yeshi <purvayeshi550@...il.com>
Cc: linux-block@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] block: floppy: Fix uninitialized use of outparam


On Sun, 13 Jul 2025 12:30:20 +0530, Purva Yeshi wrote:
> Fix Smatch-detected error:
> drivers/block/floppy.c:3569 fd_locked_ioctl() error:
> uninitialized symbol 'outparam'.
> 
> Smatch may incorrectly warn about uninitialized use of 'outparam'
> in fd_locked_ioctl(), even though all _IOC_READ commands guarantee
> its initialization. Initialize outparam to NULL to make this explicit
> and suppress the false positive.
> 
> [...]

Applied, thanks!

[1/1] block: floppy: Fix uninitialized use of outparam
      commit: cb1bdf0797acd79c53a899f72a06ab8c1ebc5bcb

Best regards,
-- 
Jens Axboe