linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net v3] broadcom: b44: prevent uninitialized value usage

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Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2025 09:20:19 +0000
From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To: Alexey Simakov <bigalex934@...il.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net v3] broadcom: b44: prevent uninitialized value usage

Hello:

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

On Fri,  5 Dec 2025 18:58:16 +0300 you wrote:
> On execution path with raised B44_FLAG_EXTERNAL_PHY, b44_readphy()
> leaves bmcr value uninitialized and it is used later in the code.
> 
> Add check of this flag at the beginning of the b44_nway_reset() and
> exit early of the function with restarting autonegotiation if an
> external PHY is used.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net,v3] broadcom: b44: prevent uninitialized value usage
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/50b3db3e1186

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