Re: [PATCH] wireless: carl9170: fix clang build warning

From: Kalle Valo
Date: Mon Apr 29 2019 - 11:01:27 EST


Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> clang fails to eliminate some dead code with always-taken branches
> when CONFIG_PROFILE_ANNOTATED_BRANCHES is set, leading to a false-positive
> warning:
>
> drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/mac.c:522:3: error: variable 'power' is used uninitialized whenever 'if' condition is
> false [-Werror,-Wsometimes-uninitialized]
> BUG_ON(1);
> ^~~~~~~~~
>
> Change both instances of BUG_ON(1) in carl9170 to the simpler BUG()
> to avoid the warning.
>
> Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx>
> Acked-by: Christian Lamparter <chunkeey@xxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Patch applied to ath-next branch of ath.git, thanks.

62acdcfa8b7a wireless: carl9170: fix clang build warning

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https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10869053/

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