Re: [PATCH] driver core: Fix an uninitialized variable is used by __device_attach()

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On 2024/8/23 08:14, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 23, 2024 at 07:46:09AM +0800, Zijun Hu wrote:
>> From: Zijun Hu <quic_zijuhu@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> An uninitialized variable @data.have_async may be used as analyzed
>> by the following inline comments:
>>
>> static int __device_attach(struct device *dev, bool allow_async)
>> {
>> 	// if @allow_async is true.
>>
>> 	...
>> 	struct device_attach_data data = {
>> 		.dev = dev,
>> 		.check_async = allow_async,
>> 		.want_async = false,
>> 	};
>> 	// @data.have_async is not initialized.
> 
> As Dmitry said, this is incorrect, please fix your broken code analysis
> tool, it is obviously not working properly :(
> 

let us slow down firstly to confirm if what Dmitry said is right firstly.

it is not related to any analysis tool, i notice it by reading code.

> thanks,
> 
> greg k-h





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