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: a29728463b25 ("drbd: Backport the "events2" command") Reviewed-by: Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@xxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/block/drbd/drbd_state.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_state.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_state.c index eeaa3b49b264..0067d328f0b5 100644 --- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_state.c +++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_state.c @@ -1604,7 +1604,7 @@ static void broadcast_state_change(struct drbd_state_change *state_change) unsigned int n_device, n_connection, n_peer_device, n_peer_devices; void (*last_func)(struct sk_buff *, unsigned int, void *, enum drbd_notification_type) = NULL; - void *uninitialized_var(last_arg); + void *last_arg = NULL; #define HAS_CHANGED(state) ((state)[OLD] != (state)[NEW]) #define FINAL_STATE_CHANGE(type) \ -- 2.25.1
