Using uninitialized_var() is dangerous as it papers over real bugs[1] (or can in the future), and suppresses unrelated compiler warnings (e.g. "unused variable"). If the compiler thinks it is uninitialized, either simply initialize the variable or make compiler changes. As a precursor to removing[2] this[3] macro[4], just initialize this variable to NULL. [1] https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20200603174714.192027-1-glider@xxxxxxxxxx/ [2] https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CA+55aFw+Vbj0i=1TGqCR5vQkCzWJ0QxK6CernOU6eedsudAixw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/ [3] https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CA+55aFwgbgqhbp1fkxvRKEpzyR5J8n1vKT1VZdz9knmPuXhOeg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/ [4] https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CA+55aFz2500WfbKXAx8s67wrm9=yVJu65TpLgN_ybYNv0VEOKA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/ Fixes: 399145f9eb6c ("mm/debug: add tests validating architecture page table helpers") Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx> --- mm/debug_vm_pgtable.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/mm/debug_vm_pgtable.c b/mm/debug_vm_pgtable.c index e45623016aea..83c9e88a052a 100644 --- a/mm/debug_vm_pgtable.c +++ b/mm/debug_vm_pgtable.c @@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ static int __init debug_vm_pgtable(void) phys_addr_t paddr; unsigned long vaddr, pte_aligned, pmd_aligned; unsigned long pud_aligned, p4d_aligned, pgd_aligned; - spinlock_t *uninitialized_var(ptl); + spinlock_t *ptl = NULL; pr_info("Validating architecture page table helpers\n"); prot = vm_get_page_prot(VMFLAGS); -- 2.25.1
