Only not sure whether the static is the best solution, the followingDo you realize how much *absolutely unnecessary* code will this bring in? This is certainly worse than your initial patch (if it was correct).
patch also works, by zeroing the memory as you suggested.
Signed-off-by: Mark de Wever <koraq@xxxxxxxxx>
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c b/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
index 1bce84b..c41f5b1 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
@@ -2338,7 +2338,7 @@ static void idetape_get_inquiry_results(ide_drive_t *drive)
{
idetape_tape_t *tape = drive->driver_data;
struct ide_atapi_pc pc;
- char fw_rev[6], vendor_id[10], product_id[18];
+ char fw_rev[6] = {'\0'}, vendor_id[10] = {'\0'}, product_id[18] = {'\0'};
Yep, Sergei's right. Both of our patches are dumb.
Ugh, looks like I'll have t submit the patch myself to stop this ugliness...
Is this what you had in mind?