* Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@xxxxxxxxxx> [231123 07:29]: > On Thu, Nov 23, 2023 at 10:24:24AM +0300, Dan Carpenter wrote: > > Hi Tony, > > > > kernel test robot noticed the following build warnings: > > > > https://git-scm.com/docs/git-format-patch#_base_tree_information] > > > > url: https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux/commits/Tony-Lindgren/printk-Save-console-options-for-add_preferred_console_match/20231121-193809 > > base: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/usb.git usb-testing > > patch link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20231121113203.61341-4-tony%40atomide.com > > patch subject: [PATCH v3 3/3] serial: core: Move console character device handling from printk > > config: parisc-randconfig-r081-20231122 (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20231122/202311221437.5Gil0Pml-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/config) > > compiler: hppa-linux-gcc (GCC) 13.2.0 > > reproduce: (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20231122/202311221437.5Gil0Pml-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/reproduce) > > > > If you fix the issue in a separate patch/commit (i.e. not just a new version of > > the same patch/commit), kindly add following tags > > | Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx> > > | Reported-by: Dan Carpenter <error27@xxxxxxxxx> > > | Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/r/202311221437.5Gil0Pml-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/ > > > > smatch warnings: > > drivers/tty/serial/serial_base_bus.c:266 serial_base_add_preferred_console() error: uninitialized symbol 'nmbr_match'. > > drivers/tty/serial/serial_base_bus.c:265 serial_base_add_preferred_console() error: uninitialized symbol 'char_match'. > > > > vim +/nmbr_match +266 drivers/tty/serial/serial_base_bus.c > > > > e4ebdcd790e0f3 Tony Lindgren 2023-11-21 261 int serial_base_add_preferred_console(struct uart_driver *drv, > > e4ebdcd790e0f3 Tony Lindgren 2023-11-21 262 struct uart_port *port) > > e4ebdcd790e0f3 Tony Lindgren 2023-11-21 263 { > > e4ebdcd790e0f3 Tony Lindgren 2023-11-21 264 const char *port_match __free(kfree); > > b1b8726ec3f40b Tony Lindgren 2023-11-21 @265 const char *char_match __free(kfree); > > b1b8726ec3f40b Tony Lindgren 2023-11-21 @266 const char *nmbr_match __free(kfree); > > > > These need to be initialized to NULL. > > > > const char *char_match __free(kfree) = NULL; > > > > Let's add a todo to make checkpatch warn about this. > > KTODO: make checkpatch warn about __free() functions without an initializer Yes good idea. Thanks, Tony