Re: [PATCH] ath9k_hw: fix uninitialized variable data
From: Kalle Valo
Date: Tue Oct 01 2019 - 07:19:15 EST
Denis Efremov <efremov@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Currently, data variable in ar9003_hw_thermo_cal_apply() could be
> uninitialized if ar9300_otp_read_word() will fail to read the value.
> Initialize data variable with 0 to prevent an undefined behavior. This
> will be enough to handle error case when ar9300_otp_read_word() fails.
>
> Fixes: 80fe43f2bbd5 ("ath9k_hw: Read and configure thermocal for AR9462")
> Cc: Rajkumar Manoharan <rmanohar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: John W. Linville <linville@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Kalle Valo <kvalo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Signed-off-by: Denis Efremov <efremov@xxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Patch applied to ath-next branch of ath.git, thanks.
80e84f36412e ath9k_hw: fix uninitialized variable data
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