Initialized return variable
Fixes Old smatch warnings:
drivers/net/phy/micrel.c:1750 ksz886x_cable_test_get_status() error:
uninitialized symbol 'ret'.
Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@intel.com>
Reported-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@oracle.com>
Fixes: 21b688dabecb ("net: phy: micrel: Cable Diag feature for lan8814 phy")
Signed-off-by: Divya Koppera <Divya.Koppera@microchip.com>
---
v3 -> v4:
- Split the patch for different warnings.
v1 -> v3:
- No changes
---
drivers/net/phy/micrel.c | 3 ++-
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c b/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c
index 26ce0c5defcd..1bcdb828db56 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c
@@ -2088,7 +2088,8 @@ static int ksz886x_cable_test_get_status(struct phy_device *phydev,
const struct kszphy_type *type = phydev->drv->driver_data;
unsigned long pair_mask = type->pair_mask;
int retries = 20;
- int pair, ret;
+ int ret = 0;
+ int pair;
*finished = false;
--
2.17.1
On Mon, Dec 05, 2022 at 04:05:49PM +0530, Divya Koppera wrote:
> Initialized return variable
>
> Fixes Old smatch warnings:
> drivers/net/phy/micrel.c:1750 ksz886x_cable_test_get_status() error:
> uninitialized symbol 'ret'.
I guess this patch has been rebased without the smatch warning being
changed because line 1750 in net-next/main is a blank line between two
functions.
> Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@intel.com>
> Reported-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@oracle.com>
> Fixes: 21b688dabecb ("net: phy: micrel: Cable Diag feature for lan8814 phy")
> Signed-off-by: Divya Koppera <Divya.Koppera@microchip.com>
So once i looked in the correct place:
Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>
Andrew
Hi Andrew,
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> uninitialized symbol ret
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> On Mon, Dec 05, 2022 at 04:05:49PM +0530, Divya Koppera wrote:
> > Initialized return variable
> >
> > Fixes Old smatch warnings:
> > drivers/net/phy/micrel.c:1750 ksz886x_cable_test_get_status() error:
> > uninitialized symbol 'ret'.
>
> I guess this patch has been rebased without the smatch warning being
> changed because line 1750 in net-next/main is a blank line between two
> functions.
>
Yes, rebased without fix.
> > Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@intel.com>
> > Reported-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@oracle.com>
> > Fixes: 21b688dabecb ("net: phy: micrel: Cable Diag feature for lan8814
> > phy")
> > Signed-off-by: Divya Koppera <Divya.Koppera@microchip.com>
>
> So once i looked in the correct place:
>
> Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>
>
> Andrew
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