drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.c | 8 +++----- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
There is a possibility for an uninitialized *ret* variable to be
returned in some code paths.
This moves *ret* inside the conditional and explicitly returns 0 without
an error. Also removes goto that returned *ret*.
Addresses-Coverity-ID: 1642337 ("Uninitialized scalar variable")
Fixes: b716a10d99a28 ("wifi: ath12k: enable MLO setup and teardown from core")
Signed-off-by: Ethan Carter Edwards <ethan@ethancedwards.com>
---
drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.c | 8 +++-----
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.c
index 0606116d6b9c491b6ede401b2e1aedfb619339a8..ae75cdad3bd6b6eb80a35fee94c18d365d123cbd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.c
@@ -908,7 +908,6 @@ int ath12k_mac_mlo_ready(struct ath12k_hw_group *ag)
{
struct ath12k_hw *ah;
struct ath12k *ar;
- int ret;
int i, j;
for (i = 0; i < ag->num_hw; i++) {
@@ -918,14 +917,13 @@ int ath12k_mac_mlo_ready(struct ath12k_hw_group *ag)
for_each_ar(ah, ar, j) {
ar = &ah->radio[j];
- ret = __ath12k_mac_mlo_ready(ar);
+ int ret = __ath12k_mac_mlo_ready(ar);
if (ret)
- goto out;
+ return ret;
}
}
-out:
- return ret;
+ return 0;
}
static int ath12k_core_mlo_setup(struct ath12k_hw_group *ag)
---
base-commit: a64dcfb451e254085a7daee5fe51bf22959d52d3
change-id: 20250209-ath12k-uninit-18560fd91c07
Best regards,
--
Ethan Carter Edwards <ethan@ethancedwards.com>
On 2/9/2025 8:36 PM, Ethan Carter Edwards wrote:
commit subject should be as specific as possible.
suggest you at least mention the function
> There is a possibility for an uninitialized *ret* variable to be
> returned in some code paths.
>
> This moves *ret* inside the conditional and explicitly returns 0 without
> an error. Also removes goto that returned *ret*.
ath driver convention is to declare function variables at the beginning of the
function -- please do not relocate the definition of 'ret'
>
> Addresses-Coverity-ID: 1642337 ("Uninitialized scalar variable")
Is that an official kernel tag? IMO the proper tag would be
Closes: https://scan5.scan.coverity.com/#/project-view/63541/10063?selectedIssue=1642337
(is there a shorter URL?)
see https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/submitting-patches.html#using-reported-by-tested-by-reviewed-by-suggested-by-and-fixes
> Fixes: b716a10d99a28 ("wifi: ath12k: enable MLO setup and teardown from core")
> Signed-off-by: Ethan Carter Edwards <ethan@ethancedwards.com>
> ---
> drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.c | 8 +++-----
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.c
> index 0606116d6b9c491b6ede401b2e1aedfb619339a8..ae75cdad3bd6b6eb80a35fee94c18d365d123cbd 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.c
> @@ -908,7 +908,6 @@ int ath12k_mac_mlo_ready(struct ath12k_hw_group *ag)
> {
> struct ath12k_hw *ah;
> struct ath12k *ar;
> - int ret;
> int i, j;
>
> for (i = 0; i < ag->num_hw; i++) {
> @@ -918,14 +917,13 @@ int ath12k_mac_mlo_ready(struct ath12k_hw_group *ag)
>
> for_each_ar(ah, ar, j) {
> ar = &ah->radio[j];
> - ret = __ath12k_mac_mlo_ready(ar);
> + int ret = __ath12k_mac_mlo_ready(ar);
> if (ret)
> - goto out;
> + return ret;
> }
> }
>
> -out:
> - return ret;
> + return 0;
> }
>
> static int ath12k_core_mlo_setup(struct ath12k_hw_group *ag)
>
> ---
> base-commit: a64dcfb451e254085a7daee5fe51bf22959d52d3
> change-id: 20250209-ath12k-uninit-18560fd91c07
>
> Best regards,
replacing goto out with return ret and unconditional return 0 LGTM.
can you respin a v2 with the other comments addressed?
/jeff
On 25/02/10 05:08PM, Jeff Johnson wrote:
> On 2/9/2025 8:36 PM, Ethan Carter Edwards wrote:
>
> commit subject should be as specific as possible.
> suggest you at least mention the function
Will change. Thanks!
>
> > There is a possibility for an uninitialized *ret* variable to be
> > returned in some code paths.
> >
> > This moves *ret* inside the conditional and explicitly returns 0 without
> > an error. Also removes goto that returned *ret*.
>
> ath driver convention is to declare function variables at the beginning of the
> function -- please do not relocate the definition of 'ret'
Will fix.
>
> >
> > Addresses-Coverity-ID: 1642337 ("Uninitialized scalar variable")
>
> Is that an official kernel tag? IMO the proper tag would be
So, it isn't "official" as far as I can tell, but it is widely used in
other commits, especially by Gustavo Silva.
Also: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git/commit/?id=778e2478d19574508861bcb1806d6e34d095587c
Coverity-IDs: is another option I have found. I have seen Closes: a few
times as well. I'm not really sure what the best option is, honestly.
I'll use Closes: in v2. LMK if you want me to use something else.
>
> Closes: https://scan5.scan.coverity.com/#/project-view/63541/10063?selectedIssue=1642337
>
> (is there a shorter URL?)
Not that I know of.
>
> see https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/submitting-patches.html#using-reported-by-tested-by-reviewed-by-suggested-by-and-fixes
>
> > Fixes: b716a10d99a28 ("wifi: ath12k: enable MLO setup and teardown from core")
> > Signed-off-by: Ethan Carter Edwards <ethan@ethancedwards.com>
> > ---
> > drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.c | 8 +++-----
> > 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.c
> > index 0606116d6b9c491b6ede401b2e1aedfb619339a8..ae75cdad3bd6b6eb80a35fee94c18d365d123cbd 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.c
> > @@ -908,7 +908,6 @@ int ath12k_mac_mlo_ready(struct ath12k_hw_group *ag)
> > {
> > struct ath12k_hw *ah;
> > struct ath12k *ar;
> > - int ret;
> > int i, j;
> >
> > for (i = 0; i < ag->num_hw; i++) {
> > @@ -918,14 +917,13 @@ int ath12k_mac_mlo_ready(struct ath12k_hw_group *ag)
> >
> > for_each_ar(ah, ar, j) {
> > ar = &ah->radio[j];
> > - ret = __ath12k_mac_mlo_ready(ar);
> > + int ret = __ath12k_mac_mlo_ready(ar);
> > if (ret)
> > - goto out;
> > + return ret;
> > }
> > }
> >
> > -out:
> > - return ret;
> > + return 0;
> > }
> >
> > static int ath12k_core_mlo_setup(struct ath12k_hw_group *ag)
> >
> > ---
> > base-commit: a64dcfb451e254085a7daee5fe51bf22959d52d3
> > change-id: 20250209-ath12k-uninit-18560fd91c07
> >
> > Best regards,
>
> replacing goto out with return ret and unconditional return 0 LGTM.
>
> can you respin a v2 with the other comments addressed?
Will do! Thank ya much.
>
> /jeff
> > >
> > > Addresses-Coverity-ID: 1642337 ("Uninitialized scalar variable")
> >
> > Is that an official kernel tag? IMO the proper tag would be
> So, it isn't "official" as far as I can tell, but it is widely used in
> other commits, especially by Gustavo Silva.
>
> Also:
> https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git/commit/?id=778e2478d19574508861bcb
> 1806d6e34d095587c
>
> Coverity-IDs: is another option I have found. I have seen Closes: a few
> times as well. I'm not really sure what the best option is, honestly.
In my patch, I used and treated Addresses-Coverity-ID as a unofficial tag,
so additional empty line is added.
Days ago I have received Coverity issues sent to mailing list, so I used
Closes tag at that time. But recently I have not seen that kind of mails.
Instead, I visit Coverity web site to check issues and use
Addresses-Coverity-ID tag, since Coverity link is not visible to everyone.
That is just my thought.
On 2/10/2025 8:09 PM, Ping-Ke Shih wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Addresses-Coverity-ID: 1642337 ("Uninitialized scalar variable")
>>>
>>> Is that an official kernel tag? IMO the proper tag would be
>> So, it isn't "official" as far as I can tell, but it is widely used in
>> other commits, especially by Gustavo Silva.
>>
>> Also:
>> https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git/commit/?id=778e2478d19574508861bcb
>> 1806d6e34d095587c
>>
>> Coverity-IDs: is another option I have found. I have seen Closes: a few
>> times as well. I'm not really sure what the best option is, honestly.
>
> In my patch, I used and treated Addresses-Coverity-ID as a unofficial tag,
> so additional empty line is added.
>
> Days ago I have received Coverity issues sent to mailing list, so I used
> Closes tag at that time. But recently I have not seen that kind of mails.
> Instead, I visit Coverity web site to check issues and use
> Addresses-Coverity-ID tag, since Coverity link is not visible to everyone.
> That is just my thought.
The problem I have is that I get Coverity fixes both from the linux and the
linux-next projects:
https://scan.coverity.com/projects/linux?tab=overview
https://scan.coverity.com/projects/linux-next-weekly-scan?tab=overview
The Coverity IDs from these projects are allocated independently, so a
Coverity ID does not uniquely identify an issue.
The URL uniquely identifies an issue, and also utilizes an official tag.
That is my thought.
/jeff
Jeff Johnson <jeff.johnson@oss.qualcomm.com> wrote:
> On 2/10/2025 8:09 PM, Ping-Ke Shih wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Addresses-Coverity-ID: 1642337 ("Uninitialized scalar variable")
> >>>
> >>> Is that an official kernel tag? IMO the proper tag would be
> >> So, it isn't "official" as far as I can tell, but it is widely used in
> >> other commits, especially by Gustavo Silva.
> >>
> >> Also:
> >>
> https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git/commit/?id=778e2478d19574508861bcb
> >> 1806d6e34d095587c
> >>
> >> Coverity-IDs: is another option I have found. I have seen Closes: a few
> >> times as well. I'm not really sure what the best option is, honestly.
> >
> > In my patch, I used and treated Addresses-Coverity-ID as a unofficial tag,
> > so additional empty line is added.
> >
> > Days ago I have received Coverity issues sent to mailing list, so I used
> > Closes tag at that time. But recently I have not seen that kind of mails.
> > Instead, I visit Coverity web site to check issues and use
> > Addresses-Coverity-ID tag, since Coverity link is not visible to everyone.
> > That is just my thought.
>
> The problem I have is that I get Coverity fixes both from the linux and the
> linux-next projects:
>
> https://scan.coverity.com/projects/linux?tab=overview
> https://scan.coverity.com/projects/linux-next-weekly-scan?tab=overview
>
> The Coverity IDs from these projects are allocated independently, so a
> Coverity ID does not uniquely identify an issue.
>
> The URL uniquely identifies an issue, and also utilizes an official tag.
>
> That is my thought.
Yes, I have the same problem as yours. For me, I only annotate Coverity
IDs from linux project, and the linux-next project is as a reference
to check if issues are still existing in -next tree.
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