Re: [PATCH] mm: swap: prevent possible data-race in __try_to_reclaim_swap

From: Andrew Morton
Date: Mon Oct 07 2024 - 21:31:03 EST


On Mon, 7 Oct 2024 13:06:49 +0800 kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Jeongjun,
>
> kernel test robot noticed the following build warnings:
>
> [auto build test WARNING on akpm-mm/mm-everything]
>
> url: https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux/commits/Jeongjun-Park/mm-swap-prevent-possible-data-race-in-__try_to_reclaim_swap/20241004-222733
> base: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/akpm/mm.git mm-everything
> patch link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20241004142504.4379-1-aha310510%40gmail.com
> patch subject: [PATCH] mm: swap: prevent possible data-race in __try_to_reclaim_swap
> config: x86_64-kexec (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20241007/202410071223.t0yF8vP8-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/config)
> compiler: clang version 18.1.8 (https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project 3b5b5c1ec4a3095ab096dd780e84d7ab81f3d7ff)
> reproduce (this is a W=1 build): (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20241007/202410071223.t0yF8vP8-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/reproduce)
>
> If you fix the issue in a separate patch/commit (i.e. not just a new version of
> the same patch/commit), kindly add following tags
> | Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx>
> | Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202410071223.t0yF8vP8-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/
>
> All warnings (new ones prefixed by >>):
>
> >> mm/swapfile.c:203:6: warning: variable 'ret' is used uninitialized whenever 'if' condition is true [-Wsometimes-uninitialized]
> 203 | if (!folio_trylock(folio))
> | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> mm/swapfile.c:254:9: note: uninitialized use occurs here
> 254 | return ret;

This warning can't be correct?