linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net v2] tg3: prevent use of uninitialized remote_adv and local

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Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2025 00:20:08 +0000
From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To: Alexey Simakov <bigalex934@...il.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net v2] tg3: prevent use of uninitialized remote_adv and
 local_adv variables

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>:

On Tue, 14 Oct 2025 19:47:38 +0300 you wrote:
> Some execution paths that jump to the fiber_setup_done label
> could leave the remote_adv and local_adv variables uninitialized
> and then use it.
> 
> Initialize this variables at the point of definition to avoid this.
> 
> Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net,v2] tg3: prevent use of uninitialized remote_adv and local_adv variables
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/0c3f2e62815a

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