Fix warning: variable dereferenced before check 'state' in xfs_attr_node_get. If xfs_attr_node_hasname fails, it may return a null state. If state is null, do not derefrence it. Go straight to out. Signed-off-by: Allison Collins <allison.henderson@xxxxxxxxxx> --- fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr.c | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr.c index e5ec9ed..90b7b24 100644 --- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr.c +++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr.c @@ -1409,6 +1409,9 @@ xfs_attr_node_get( * Search to see if name exists, and get back a pointer to it. */ error = xfs_attr_node_hasname(args, &state); + if (!state) + goto out; + if (error != -EEXIST) goto out_release; @@ -1426,7 +1429,7 @@ xfs_attr_node_get( xfs_trans_brelse(args->trans, state->path.blk[i].bp); state->path.blk[i].bp = NULL; } - +out: if (state) xfs_da_state_free(state); return error; -- 2.7.4