Re: [PATCH wireless 1/9] wifi: cfg80211: avoid garbage value of 'io_type' in brcmf_cfg80211_attach()

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On Tue, Jul 02, 2024 at 06:29:20PM +0300, Kalle Valo wrote:
> Arend Van Spriel <arend.vanspriel@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> 
> > On July 2, 2024 3:57:27 PM Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >> On Tue, Jul 02, 2024 at 08:24:44PM +0800, Su Hui wrote:
> >>> brcmf_fil_cmd_int_get() reads the value of 'io_type' and passes it to
> >>> brcmf_fil_cmd_data_get(). Initialize 'io_type' to avoid garbage value.
> >>
> >> Since you're going to be resending anyway, please delete the space char
> >> from the start of the line.
> >>
> >> It's weird that brcmf_fil_cmd_data_get() uses the uninitialized data.
> >> It looks like it just goes to great lengths to preserve the original
> >> data in io_type...  So it likely is harmless enough but still a strange
> >> and complicated way write a no-op.
> >
> > Not sure if it helps, but I tried to explain the reason in response to
> > patch 0 (cover letter).
> 
> Would it make more sense to have just one patch? It's the same issue
> anyway.

The Fixes tags are different though.  I'd probably leave them as
separate patches just because of that.

regards,
dan carpenter





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