Re: [PATCH] phy: Variable "val" in function miphy_osc_is_ready() could be uninitialized

From: Patrice CHOTARD
Date: Wed Feb 06 2019 - 03:40:10 EST


Hi Yizhuo

On 2/6/19 4:30 AM, Yizhuo wrote:
> In function miphy_osc_is_ready(), local variable "val"
> could be uninitalized. if function regmap_read() returns
> -EINVAL. However, this value is used in if statement.
> This is potentially unsafe.
>
> Signed-off-by: Yizhuo <yzhai003@xxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/phy/st/phy-miphy28lp.c | 7 +++++--
> 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/phy/st/phy-miphy28lp.c b/drivers/phy/st/phy-miphy28lp.c
> index 213e2e15339c..40c7c0a611a0 100644
> --- a/drivers/phy/st/phy-miphy28lp.c
> +++ b/drivers/phy/st/phy-miphy28lp.c
> @@ -835,7 +835,8 @@ static int miphy_osc_is_ready(struct miphy28lp_phy *miphy_phy)
> {
> struct miphy28lp_dev *miphy_dev = miphy_phy->phydev;
> unsigned long finish = jiffies + 5 * HZ;
> - u32 val;
> + u32 val = 0;
> + int ret;
>
> if (!miphy_phy->osc_rdy)
> return 0;
> @@ -844,8 +845,10 @@ static int miphy_osc_is_ready(struct miphy28lp_phy *miphy_phy)
> return -EINVAL;
>
> do {
> - regmap_read(miphy_dev->regmap,
> + ret = regmap_read(miphy_dev->regmap,
> miphy_phy->syscfg_reg[SYSCFG_STATUS], &val);
> + if (ret)
> + return ret;
>
> if ((val & MIPHY_OSC_RDY) != MIPHY_OSC_RDY)
> cpu_relax();
>

Reviewed-by: Patrice Chotard <patrice.chotard@xxxxxx>

Thanks