clang/scan-build complains that: p80211netdev.c:451:6: warning: Branch condition evaluates to a garbage value if ((p80211_wep.data) && (p80211_wep.data != skb->data)) ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This can happen in p80211knetdev_hard_start_xmit if - if (wlandev->state != WLAN_DEVICE_OPEN) evaluates to true. the execution flow then continues at the 'failed' label where p80211_wep.data is used without being initialized first. -> Initialize the data field to NULL to fix this issue. Signed-off-by: Peter Huewe <peterhuewe@xxxxxx> --- drivers/staging/wlan-ng/p80211netdev.c | 2 ++ 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/p80211netdev.c b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/p80211netdev.c index 750330f..0039e08 100644 --- a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/p80211netdev.c +++ b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/p80211netdev.c @@ -351,6 +351,8 @@ static int p80211knetdev_hard_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, union p80211_hdr p80211_hdr; struct p80211_metawep p80211_wep; + p80211_wep.data = NULL; + if (skb == NULL) return NETDEV_TX_OK; -- 1.7.8.6 _______________________________________________ devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://driverdev.linuxdriverproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel