netdev - Re: [PATCH v2 0/4] arp: always override existing neigh entries with gratuitous ARP

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Date:   Wed, 24 May 2017 14:32:39 -0700
From:   Ihar Hrachyshka <ihrachys@...hat.com>
To:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:     David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, ja@....bg,
        Networking <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/4] arp: always override existing neigh entries with
 gratuitous ARP

On 05/23/2017 01:56 PM, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> This seems to have caused a build warning:
>
> net/ipv4/arp.c:880:35: warning: 'addr_type' may be used uninitialized
> in this function [-Wmaybe-uninitialized]
>
Not sure. How do you reproduce it? I just did 'make net' in the latest 
tree that includes the patch, and it doesn't trigger the failure. Also 
the code logic prevents it to be uninitialized (it's always set to -1 or 
the actual type value).

Please advise,
Ihar