Initialize the `next` pointer with NULL as the function `mtk_drm_of_get_ddp_ep_cid` might return early without assigning a value to `next`. Dereferencing an uninitialized pointer can lead to undefined behavior, as it might point to an invalid memory location. Coverity CID: 1601557 Fixes: 4c932840db1d ("drm/mediatek: Implement OF graphs support for display paths") Signed-off-by: Karan Sanghavi <karansanghvi98@xxxxxxxxx> --- Coverity Message: CID 1601557: (#1 of 1): Uninitialized pointer read (UNINIT) 3. uninit_use: Using uninitialized value next. Coverity Link: https://scan7.scan.coverity.com/#/project-view/10043/11354?selectedIssue=1601557 --- Changes in v2: - Updated the patch subject and summary log - Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20241111-uninitializedpointer1601557-v1-1-7d03668e8141@xxxxxxxxx --- drivers/gpu/drm/mediatek/mtk_drm_drv.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/mediatek/mtk_drm_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/mediatek/mtk_drm_drv.c index 9a8ef8558da9..bc06c664e80f 100644 --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/mediatek/mtk_drm_drv.c +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/mediatek/mtk_drm_drv.c @@ -900,7 +900,7 @@ static int mtk_drm_of_ddp_path_build_one(struct device *dev, enum mtk_crtc_path const unsigned int **out_path, unsigned int *out_path_len) { - struct device_node *next, *prev, *vdo = dev->parent->of_node; + struct device_node *next = NULL, *prev, *vdo = dev->parent->of_node; unsigned int temp_path[DDP_COMPONENT_DRM_ID_MAX] = { 0 }; unsigned int *final_ddp_path; unsigned short int idx = 0; --- base-commit: 6d59cab07b8d74d0f0422b750038123334f6ecc2 change-id: 20241111-uninitializedpointer1601557-9803b725b6bd Best regards, -- Karan Sanghavi <karansanghvi98@xxxxxxxxx>