Re: [patch] scsi_dh_alua: uninitialized variable in alua_rtpg()

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On 04/14/2016 02:39 AM, Dan Carpenter wrote:
It's possible to use "err" without initializing it.  If it happens to be
a 2 which is SCSI_DH_RETRY then that could cause a bug.

Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@xxxxxxxxxx>

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c b/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c
index 8eaed05..f3c994f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c
@@ -513,7 +513,8 @@ static int alua_rtpg(struct scsi_device *sdev, struct alua_port_group *pg)
  	struct alua_port_group *tmp_pg;
  	int len, k, off, valid_states = 0, bufflen = ALUA_RTPG_SIZE;
  	unsigned char *desc, *buff;
-	unsigned err, retval;
+	unsigned int err = 0;
+	unsigned int retval;
  	unsigned int tpg_desc_tbl_off;
  	unsigned char orig_transition_tmo;
  	unsigned long flags;

Hello Dan,

The code that uses the 'err' variable occurs in a loop. I think the initialization of 'err' should occur after the "retry:" label.

Bart.
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