netdev - [net-next 04/15] net/mlx5e: CT: Avoid false warning about rule may be used uninitialized

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:   Thu, 30 Apr 2020 10:18:24 -0700
From:   Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@...lanox.com>
To:     "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, kuba@...nel.org
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, Roi Dayan <roid@...lanox.com>,
        Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@...lanox.com>
Subject: [net-next 04/15] net/mlx5e: CT: Avoid false warning about rule may be used uninitialized

From: Roi Dayan <roid@...lanox.com>

Avoid gcc warning by preset rule to invalid ptr.

Fixes: 4c3844d9e97e ("net/mlx5e: CT: Introduce connection tracking")
Signed-off-by: Roi Dayan <roid@...lanox.com>
Signed-off-by: Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@...lanox.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc_ct.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc_ct.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc_ct.c
index 77b3f372e831..44f806e79e8d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc_ct.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc_ct.c
@@ -1131,7 +1131,7 @@ mlx5_tc_ct_flow_offload(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 {
 	bool clear_action = attr->ct_attr.ct_action & TCA_CT_ACT_CLEAR;
 	struct mlx5_tc_ct_priv *ct_priv = mlx5_tc_ct_get_ct_priv(priv);
-	struct mlx5_flow_handle *rule;
+	struct mlx5_flow_handle *rule = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 	int err;
 
 	if (!ct_priv)
-- 
2.25.4