Re: variable used before set

From: Andrew Morton
Date: Tue Jun 28 2005 - 06:06:31 EST



(Add linux-scsi)

"d binderman" <dcb314@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hello there,
>
> I just tried to compile the Linux Kernel version 2.6.11.12
> with the most excellent Intel C compiler. It said
>
> drivers/scsi/pcmcia/aha152x_stub.c(313): remark #592: variable "tmp" is used
> before its value is set
> tmp.device->host = info->host;
> ^
>
> This is clearly broken code, since the field tmp.device has not been
> initialised, and so isn't pointing to anything.
>
> Suggest code rework.

Yup, that will crash.
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