[Drbd-dev] [PATCH 03/10] b43: Remove uninitialized_var() usage

Kees Cook keescook at chromium.org
Thu Jun 4 01:31:56 CEST 2020


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 make the (unreachable!) code do a conditional test.

[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/

Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook at chromium.org>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/phy_n.c | 10 +++++++---
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/phy_n.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/phy_n.c
index d3c001fa8eb4..88cdcea10d61 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/phy_n.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/phy_n.c
@@ -4222,7 +4222,7 @@ static void b43_nphy_tx_gain_table_upload(struct b43_wldev *dev)
 	u32 rfpwr_offset;
 	u8 pga_gain, pad_gain;
 	int i;
-	const s16 *uninitialized_var(rf_pwr_offset_table);
+	const s16 *rf_pwr_offset_table = NULL;
 
 	table = b43_nphy_get_tx_gain_table(dev);
 	if (!table)
@@ -4256,9 +4256,13 @@ static void b43_nphy_tx_gain_table_upload(struct b43_wldev *dev)
 			pga_gain = (table[i] >> 24) & 0xf;
 			pad_gain = (table[i] >> 19) & 0x1f;
 			if (b43_current_band(dev->wl) == NL80211_BAND_2GHZ)
-				rfpwr_offset = rf_pwr_offset_table[pad_gain];
+				rfpwr_offset = rf_pwr_offset_table
+						? rf_pwr_offset_table[pad_gain]
+						: 0;
 			else
-				rfpwr_offset = rf_pwr_offset_table[pga_gain];
+				rfpwr_offset = rf_pwr_offset_table
+						? rf_pwr_offset_table[pga_gain]
+						: 0;
 		} else {
 			pga_gain = (table[i] >> 24) & 0xF;
 			if (b43_current_band(dev->wl) == NL80211_BAND_2GHZ)
-- 
2.25.1



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