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Message-Id: <20200620033007.1444705-6-keescook@chromium.org> Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2020 20:29:56 -0700 From: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org> To: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org Cc: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>, Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>, Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>, Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>, Miguel Ojeda <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@...il.com>, Alexander Potapenko <glider@...gle.com>, Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>, Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>, x86@...nel.org, drbd-dev@...ts.linbit.com, linux-block@...r.kernel.org, b43-dev@...ts.infradead.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, linux-ide@...r.kernel.org, linux-clk@...r.kernel.org, linux-spi@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org, clang-built-linux@...glegroups.com Subject: [PATCH v2 05/16] rtlwifi: rtl8192cu: Remove uninitialized_var() usage Using uninitialized_var() is dangerous as it papers over real bugs[1] (or can in the future), and suppresses unrelated compiler warnings (e.g. "unused variable"). If the compiler thinks it is uninitialized, either simply initialize the variable or make compiler changes. As a precursor to removing[2] this[3] macro[4], just initialize this variable to NULL, and avoid sending garbage by returning. [1] https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20200603174714.192027-1-glider@google.com/ [2] https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CA+55aFw+Vbj0i=1TGqCR5vQkCzWJ0QxK6CernOU6eedsudAixw@mail.gmail.com/ [3] https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CA+55aFwgbgqhbp1fkxvRKEpzyR5J8n1vKT1VZdz9knmPuXhOeg@mail.gmail.com/ [4] https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CA+55aFz2500WfbKXAx8s67wrm9=yVJu65TpLgN_ybYNv0VEOKA@mail.gmail.com/ Fixes: dc0313f46664 ("rtlwifi: rtl8192cu: Add routine hw") Reviewed-by: Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com> Acked-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org> --- drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8192cu/hw.c | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8192cu/hw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8192cu/hw.c index f070f25bb735..5b071b70bc08 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8192cu/hw.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8192cu/hw.c @@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ static void _rtl92cu_init_chipn_one_out_ep_priority(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, bool wmm_enable, u8 queue_sel) { - u16 uninitialized_var(value); + u16 value; switch (queue_sel) { case TX_SELE_HQ: @@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ static void _rtl92cu_init_chipn_one_out_ep_priority(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, break; default: WARN_ON(1); /* Shall not reach here! */ - break; + return; } _rtl92c_init_chipn_reg_priority(hw, value, value, value, value, value, value); -- 2.25.1
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