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* linux-4.5/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/phy_lp.c: 1851: maybe uninit data ?
@ 2016-03-15 10:50 David Binderman
  2016-03-15 14:33   ` Larry Finger
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: David Binderman @ 2016-03-15 10:50 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: b43-dev

Hello there,

[linux-4.5/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/phy_lp.c:1851]: (error) Uninitialized struct member: gains.gm
[linux-4.5/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/phy_lp.c:1851]: (error) Uninitialized struct member: gains.pga
[linux-4.5/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/phy_lp.c:1851]: (error) Uninitialized struct member: gains.pad
[linux-4.5/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/phy_lp.c:1851]: (error) Uninitialized struct member: gains.dac

[linux-4.5/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/phy_lp.c:1853]: (error) Uninitialized struct member: gains.gm
[linux-4.5/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/phy_lp.c:1853]: (error) Uninitialized struct member: gains.pga
[linux-4.5/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/phy_lp.c:1853]: (error) Uninitialized struct member: gains.pad
[linux-4.5/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/phy_lp.c:1853]: (error) Uninitialized struct member: gains.dac

I've had a look at the code and I can't see how local structure 'gains' get initialised.


Regards

David Binderman

 		 	   		  

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* Re: linux-4.5/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/phy_lp.c: 1851: maybe uninit data ?
  2016-03-15 10:50 linux-4.5/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/phy_lp.c: 1851: maybe uninit data ? David Binderman
@ 2016-03-15 14:33   ` Larry Finger
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Larry Finger @ 2016-03-15 14:33 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: David Binderman, linux-wireless, b43-dev

On 03/15/2016 05:50 AM, David Binderman wrote:
> Hello there,
>
> [linux-4.5/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/phy_lp.c:1851]: (error) Uninitialized struct member: gains.gm
> [linux-4.5/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/phy_lp.c:1851]: (error) Uninitialized struct member: gains.pga
> [linux-4.5/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/phy_lp.c:1851]: (error) Uninitialized struct member: gains.pad
> [linux-4.5/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/phy_lp.c:1851]: (error) Uninitialized struct member: gains.dac
>
> [linux-4.5/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/phy_lp.c:1853]: (error) Uninitialized struct member: gains.gm
> [linux-4.5/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/phy_lp.c:1853]: (error) Uninitialized struct member: gains.pga
> [linux-4.5/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/phy_lp.c:1853]: (error) Uninitialized struct member: gains.pad
> [linux-4.5/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/phy_lp.c:1853]: (error) Uninitialized struct member: gains.dac
>
> I've had a look at the code and I can't see how local structure 'gains' get initialised.

It does not get initialized; however, it is only used in calls to 
lpphy_papd_cal() that does nothing. Thus, no harm, no foul.

You should prepare a patch that initializes it to zero in line 1837.

Larry



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* linux-4.5/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/phy_lp.c: 1851: maybe uninit data ?
@ 2016-03-15 14:33   ` Larry Finger
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Larry Finger @ 2016-03-15 14:33 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: David Binderman, linux-wireless, b43-dev

On 03/15/2016 05:50 AM, David Binderman wrote:
> Hello there,
>
> [linux-4.5/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/phy_lp.c:1851]: (error) Uninitialized struct member: gains.gm
> [linux-4.5/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/phy_lp.c:1851]: (error) Uninitialized struct member: gains.pga
> [linux-4.5/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/phy_lp.c:1851]: (error) Uninitialized struct member: gains.pad
> [linux-4.5/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/phy_lp.c:1851]: (error) Uninitialized struct member: gains.dac
>
> [linux-4.5/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/phy_lp.c:1853]: (error) Uninitialized struct member: gains.gm
> [linux-4.5/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/phy_lp.c:1853]: (error) Uninitialized struct member: gains.pga
> [linux-4.5/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/phy_lp.c:1853]: (error) Uninitialized struct member: gains.pad
> [linux-4.5/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/phy_lp.c:1853]: (error) Uninitialized struct member: gains.dac
>
> I've had a look at the code and I can't see how local structure 'gains' get initialised.

It does not get initialized; however, it is only used in calls to 
lpphy_papd_cal() that does nothing. Thus, no harm, no foul.

You should prepare a patch that initializes it to zero in line 1837.

Larry

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