Re: [PATCH] 2.4.19 warnings cleanup

From: Krzysztof Halasa (khc@pm.waw.pl)
Date: Sun Aug 04 2002 - 18:28:48 EST


Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> writes:

> > --- linux/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c.orig Sat Aug 3 17:13:58 2002
> > +++ linux/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c Sat Aug 3 19:11:54 2002
> > @@ -378,7 +378,7 @@
> > {
> > struct ppp_file *pf = file->private_data;
> > DECLARE_WAITQUEUE(wait, current);
> > - ssize_t ret;
> > + ssize_t ret = 0; /* suppress compiler warning */
> > struct sk_buff *skb = 0;
> >
> > if (pf == 0)
>
>
> Please don't do this. I'm regularly having to fix drivers where people
> hid bugs this way rather than working out if it was a real problem. If
> it is genuinely a compiler corner case then let the gcc folks know and
> comment it but leave the warning.

Ok.

-- 
Krzysztof Halasa
Network Administrator
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