Hi Antoine, I love your patch! Perhaps something to improve: [auto build test WARNING on net-next/master] url: https://github.com/0day-ci/linux/commits/Antoine-Tenart/net-mscc-PTP-Hardware-Clock-PHC-support/20190702-182042 config: x86_64-randconfig-s2-07041950 (attached as .config) compiler: gcc-7 (Debian 7.4.0-9) 7.4.0 reproduce: # save the attached .config to linux build tree make ARCH=x86_64 If you fix the issue, kindly add following tag Reported-by: kbuild test robot Note: it may well be a FALSE warning. FWIW you are at least aware of it now. http://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/Better_Uninitialized_Warnings All warnings (new ones prefixed by >>): In file included from include/linux/irqflags.h:16:0, from arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h:33, from arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h:5, from arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h:53, from include/linux/thread_info.h:38, from arch/x86/include/asm/preempt.h:7, from include/linux/preempt.h:78, from include/linux/spinlock.h:51, from include/linux/seqlock.h:36, from include/linux/time.h:6, from include/linux/skbuff.h:15, from include/linux/if_ether.h:19, from include/linux/etherdevice.h:20, from drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot.c:7: drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot.c: In function 'ocelot_ptp_adjfine': >> arch/x86/include/asm/irqflags.h:41:2: warning: 'flags' may be used uninitialized in this function [-Wmaybe-uninitialized] asm volatile("push %0 ; popf" ^~~ drivers/net/ethernet/mscc/ocelot.c:1904:16: note: 'flags' was declared here unsigned long flags; ^~~~~ -- In file included from include/linux/irqflags.h:16:0, from arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h:33, from arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h:5, from arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h:53, from include/linux/thread_info.h:38, from arch/x86/include/asm/preempt.h:7, from include/linux/preempt.h:78, from include/linux/spinlock.h:51, from include/linux/seqlock.h:36, from include/linux/time.h:6, from include/linux/skbuff.h:15, from include/linux/if_ether.h:19, from include/linux/etherdevice.h:20, from drivers/net//ethernet/mscc/ocelot.c:7: drivers/net//ethernet/mscc/ocelot.c: In function 'ocelot_ptp_adjfine': >> arch/x86/include/asm/irqflags.h:41:2: warning: 'flags' may be used uninitialized in this function [-Wmaybe-uninitialized] asm volatile("push %0 ; popf" ^~~ drivers/net//ethernet/mscc/ocelot.c:1904:16: note: 'flags' was declared here unsigned long flags; ^~~~~ vim +/flags +41 arch/x86/include/asm/irqflags.h 6abcd98f include/asm-x86/irqflags.h Glauber de Oliveira Costa 2008-01-30 37 1f59a458 arch/x86/include/asm/irqflags.h Nick Desaulniers 2018-08-27 38 extern inline void native_restore_fl(unsigned long flags); 1f59a458 arch/x86/include/asm/irqflags.h Nick Desaulniers 2018-08-27 39 extern inline void native_restore_fl(unsigned long flags) 6abcd98f include/asm-x86/irqflags.h Glauber de Oliveira Costa 2008-01-30 40 { cf7f7191 include/asm-x86/irqflags.h Joe Perches 2008-03-23 @41 asm volatile("push %0 ; popf" 6abcd98f include/asm-x86/irqflags.h Glauber de Oliveira Costa 2008-01-30 42 : /* no output */ 6abcd98f include/asm-x86/irqflags.h Glauber de Oliveira Costa 2008-01-30 43 :"g" (flags) cf7f7191 include/asm-x86/irqflags.h Joe Perches 2008-03-23 44 :"memory", "cc"); 6abcd98f include/asm-x86/irqflags.h Glauber de Oliveira Costa 2008-01-30 45 } 6abcd98f include/asm-x86/irqflags.h Glauber de Oliveira Costa 2008-01-30 46 :::::: The code at line 41 was first introduced by commit :::::: cf7f7191cf20011e47243b594e433275a6db811b include/asm-x86/irqflags.h: checkpatch cleanups - formatting only :::::: TO: Joe Perches :::::: CC: Ingo Molnar --- 0-DAY kernel test infrastructure Open Source Technology Center https://lists.01.org/pipermail/kbuild-all Intel Corporation