[PATCH] libperf tests: Avoid uninitialized variable warning.

From: Ian Rogers
Date: Thu Jan 14 2021 - 16:24:00 EST


The variable bf is read (for a write call) without being initialized
triggering a memory sanitizer warning. Use bf in the read and switch the
write to reading from a string.

Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/lib/perf/tests/test-evlist.c | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/lib/perf/tests/test-evlist.c b/tools/lib/perf/tests/test-evlist.c
index 6d8ebe0c2504..1b225fe34a72 100644
--- a/tools/lib/perf/tests/test-evlist.c
+++ b/tools/lib/perf/tests/test-evlist.c
@@ -208,7 +208,6 @@ static int test_mmap_thread(void)
char path[PATH_MAX];
int id, err, pid, go_pipe[2];
union perf_event *event;
- char bf;
int count = 0;

snprintf(path, PATH_MAX, "%s/kernel/debug/tracing/events/syscalls/sys_enter_prctl/id",
@@ -229,6 +228,7 @@ static int test_mmap_thread(void)
pid = fork();
if (!pid) {
int i;
+ char bf;

read(go_pipe[0], &bf, 1);

@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ static int test_mmap_thread(void)
perf_evlist__enable(evlist);

/* kick the child and wait for it to finish */
- write(go_pipe[1], &bf, 1);
+ write(go_pipe[1], "A", 1);
waitpid(pid, NULL, 0);

/*
--
2.30.0.296.g2bfb1c46d8-goog