Global variables do not need to be initialized to 0 or NULL and checkpatch flags this error in drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_drv.c: ERROR: do not initialise globals to NULL +char *amdgpu_disable_cu = NULL; +char *amdgpu_virtual_display = NULL; Fix this checkpatch error. Cc: Christian König <christian.koenig@xxxxxxx> Cc: Alex Deucher <alexander.deucher@xxxxxxx> Cc: Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@xxxxxxx> Cc: Hamza Mahfooz <Hamza.Mahfooz@xxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Srinivasan Shanmugam <srinivasan.shanmugam@xxxxxxx> --- drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_drv.c | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_drv.c index 917926c8dc5f5..ece8033dbad29 100644 --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_drv.c +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_drv.c @@ -149,8 +149,8 @@ uint amdgpu_pcie_lane_cap; u64 amdgpu_cg_mask = 0xffffffffffffffff; uint amdgpu_pg_mask = 0xffffffff; uint amdgpu_sdma_phase_quantum = 32; -char *amdgpu_disable_cu = NULL; -char *amdgpu_virtual_display = NULL; +char *amdgpu_disable_cu; +char *amdgpu_virtual_display; /* * OverDrive(bit 14) disabled by default -- 2.25.1