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

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Message-ID: <21a075b9-8a2e-4b55-b63d-fedce36e7260@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2025 10:31:45 +0530
From: Purva Yeshi <purvayeshi550@...il.com>
To: Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>, efremov@...ux.com
Cc: linux-block@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] block: floppy: Fix uninitialized use of outparam

On 13/07/25 23:38, Jens Axboe wrote:
> 
> 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,

Hi Jens,

Thank you for applying the patch.

Best regards,
Purva Yeshi