Older compilers like gcc-4.8 don't see that the variable is initialized when it is used: In file included from include/linux/compiler_types.h:68:0, from <command-line>:0: drivers/hid/intel-ish-hid/ishtp-fw-loader.c: In function 'load_fw_from_host': include/linux/compiler-gcc.h:75:45: warning: 'fw_info.ldr_capability.max_dma_buf_size' may be used uninitialized in this function [-Wmaybe-uninitialized] #define __UNIQUE_ID(prefix) __PASTE(__PASTE(__UNIQUE_ID_, prefix), __COUNTER__) ^ drivers/hid/intel-ish-hid/ishtp-fw-loader.c:770:22: note: 'fw_info.ldr_capability.max_dma_buf_size' was declared here struct shim_fw_info fw_info; ^ Make sure to initialize it before returning an error from ish_query_loader_prop(). Fixes: 91b228107da3 ("HID: intel-ish-hid: ISH firmware loader client driver") Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx> --- drivers/hid/intel-ish-hid/ishtp-fw-loader.c | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/drivers/hid/intel-ish-hid/ishtp-fw-loader.c b/drivers/hid/intel-ish-hid/ishtp-fw-loader.c index aa2dbed30fc3..6cf59fd26ad7 100644 --- a/drivers/hid/intel-ish-hid/ishtp-fw-loader.c +++ b/drivers/hid/intel-ish-hid/ishtp-fw-loader.c @@ -480,6 +480,7 @@ static int ish_query_loader_prop(struct ishtp_cl_data *client_data, sizeof(ldr_xfer_query_resp)); if (rv < 0) { client_data->flag_retry = true; + *fw_info = (struct shim_fw_info){}; return rv; } @@ -489,6 +490,7 @@ static int ish_query_loader_prop(struct ishtp_cl_data *client_data, "data size %d is not equal to size of loader_xfer_query_response %zu\n", rv, sizeof(struct loader_xfer_query_response)); client_data->flag_retry = true; + *fw_info = (struct shim_fw_info){}; return -EMSGSIZE; } -- 2.26.0