On Mon, 2018-07-16 at 14:51 +0100, Daniel Thompson wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 16, 2018 at 11:57:29AM +0000, Marcel Ziswiler wrote:
> > On Mon, 2018-07-16 at 10:42 +0100, Daniel Thompson wrote:
> > > >
> > > > From dbb31d00c9f2873affedbceae917c9d7fce5f832 Mon Sep 17
> > > > 00:00:00
> > > > 2001
> > > > Message-Id:
> > > > <dbb31d00c9f2873affedbceae917c9d7fce5f832.1531664663.git.ma
> > > > rcel.ziswiler@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > From: Daniel Thompson <daniel.thompson@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2018 08:49:05 +0100
> > > > Subject: [PATCH] backlight: pwm_bl: Fix uninitialized variable
> > > >
> > > > Currently, if the DT does not define num-interpolated-steps
> > > > then
> > > > num_steps is undefined meaning the interpolation code will
> > > > deploy
> > > > randomly. Fix this.
> > > >
> > > > Fixes: 573fe6d1c25c ("backlight: pwm_bl: Linear interpolation
> > > > between
> > > > brightness-levels")
> > > > Reported-by: Marcel Ziswiler <marcel.ziswiler@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Signed-off-by: Daniel Thompson <daniel.thompson@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Signed-off-by: Marcel Ziswiler <marcel.ziswiler@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >
> > > Is it Tested-by: too? It would be good to confirm I was right
> > > about
> > > the
> > > cause of the problem.
> >
> > Yes and I confirm you were right.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> > > > drivers/video/backlight/pwm_bl.c | 18 ++++++++----------
> > > > 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
> > > >
> > > > diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/pwm_bl.c
> > > > b/drivers/video/backlight/pwm_bl.c
> > > > index 9ee4c1b735b2..e884d589378d 100644
> > > > --- a/drivers/video/backlight/pwm_bl.c
> > > > +++ b/drivers/video/backlight/pwm_bl.c
> > > > @@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ static int pwm_backlight_parse_dt(struct
> > > > device
> > > > *dev,
> > > > struct device_node *node = dev->of_node;
> > > > unsigned int num_levels = 0;
> > > > unsigned int levels_count;
> > > > - unsigned int num_steps;
> > > > + unsigned int num_steps = 0;
> > >
> > > This can go. If we check the return code them this variable is no
> > > longer
> > > used uninitialized [I'm OK to make the change though... since
> > > you've
> > > kept my name at the top ;-) ].
> >
> > Yes, I confirm that this works for me. Are you gona send a proper
> > patch
> > out or should I do it?
>
> I can send it out.
>
>
> Daniel.
Thank you.
Cheers
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