Re: [PATCH] rv: Fix addition on an uninitialized variable 'run'

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On 4/17/23 12:39, Colin Ian King wrote:
> The variable run is not initialized


Oops, that is a problem, it should be initialized as 0.

however it is being accumulated
> by the return value from the call to ikm_run_monitor.  Fix this by
> replacing the += with an assignment since this is the first point
> where run is being assigned.
> 
> Fixes: 4bc4b131d44c ("rv: Add rv tool")
> 
> Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <colin.i.king@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  tools/verification/rv/src/rv.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/tools/verification/rv/src/rv.c b/tools/verification/rv/src/rv.c
> index e601cd9c411e..da647ad4e733 100644
> --- a/tools/verification/rv/src/rv.c
> +++ b/tools/verification/rv/src/rv.c
> @@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ static void rv_mon(int argc, char **argv)
>  	 * Call all possible monitor implementations, looking
>  	 * for the [monitor].
>  	 */
> -	run += ikm_run_monitor(monitor_name, argc-1, &argv[1]);
> +	run = ikm_run_monitor(monitor_name, argc-1, &argv[1]);

So, in the future, there will be more monitors types, and so we will check
other functions to see if they find the monitor by name. Thus, the += is correct,
what is not correct the run not being initialized.

Mind sending a patch initializing the run = 0?

Thanks!
-- Daniel

  
>  	if (!run)
>  		err_msg("rv: monitor %s does not exist\n", monitor_name);




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