From: Tim Gardner <[email protected]>
The gcc version 4.9.1 compiler complains Even though it isn't possible for
these variables to not get initialized before they are used.
fs/namespace.c: In function ‘SyS_mount’:
fs/namespace.c:2720:8: warning: ‘kernel_dev’ may be used uninitialized in this
function [-Wmaybe-uninitialized]
ret = do_mount(kernel_dev, kernel_dir->name, kernel_type, flags,
^
fs/namespace.c:2699:8: note: ‘kernel_dev’ was declared here
char *kernel_dev;
^
fs/namespace.c:2720:8: warning: ‘kernel_type’ may be used uninitialized in this
function [-Wmaybe-uninitialized]
ret = do_mount(kernel_dev, kernel_dir->name, kernel_type, flags,
^
fs/namespace.c:2697:8: note: ‘kernel_type’ was declared here
char *kernel_type;
^
Cc: Alexander Viro <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Tim Gardner <[email protected]>
---
fs/namespace.c | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/fs/namespace.c b/fs/namespace.c
index 20232e4..8681260 100644
--- a/fs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/namespace.c
@@ -2694,9 +2694,9 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(mount, char __user *, dev_name, char
__user *, dir_name,
char __user *, type, unsigned long, flags, void __user *, data)
{
int ret;
- char *kernel_type;
+ char *uninitialized_var(kernel_type);
struct filename *kernel_dir;
- char *kernel_dev;
+ char *uninitialized_var(kernel_dev);
unsigned long data_page;
ret = copy_mount_string(type, &kernel_type);
--
2.1.0
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