[PATCH] ALSA: usb-audio: Initialize status1 to fix uninitialized symbol errors

From: hariconscious
Date: Wed Dec 03 2025 - 03:40:34 EST


From: HariKrishna Sagala <hariconscious@xxxxxxxxx>

Initialize 'status1' with a default value to resolve the static analysis
smatch reported error "uninitialized symbol 'status1'".
The 'status1' variable is used to create a buff using "kmemdup".
So, ensure to initialize the value before it is read.

Signed-off-by: HariKrishna Sagala <hariconscious@xxxxxxxxx>
---
This patch fixes the below smatch reported errors.
sound/usb/mixer_quirks.c:2462 snd_rme_rate_get() error: uninitialized symbol 'status1'.
sound/usb/mixer_quirks.c:2467 snd_rme_rate_get() error: uninitialized symbol 'status1'.
sound/usb/mixer_quirks.c:2472 snd_rme_rate_get() error: uninitialized symbol 'status1'.
sound/usb/mixer_quirks.c:2495 snd_rme_sync_state_get() error: uninitialized symbol 'status1'.
sound/usb/mixer_quirks.c:2501 snd_rme_sync_state_get() error: uninitialized symbol 'status1'.
sound/usb/mixer_quirks.c:2522 snd_rme_spdif_if_get() error: uninitialized symbol 'status1'.
sound/usb/mixer_quirks.c:2535 snd_rme_spdif_format_get() error: uninitialized symbol 'status1'.
sound/usb/mixer_quirks.c:2548 snd_rme_sync_source_get() error: uninitialized symbol 'status1'.

The below is the flow of 'status1' it is used before initialization.

snd_rme_rate_get -> status1 is uninitialized and passed
snd_rme_get_status1 -> passed as is
snd_rme_read_value -> passed as is
snd_usb_ctl_msg -> created buf from status1 using kmemdup
usb_control_msg -> sent buf for reading/writing

Description of "usb_control_msg", states as
" * @data: pointer to the data to send"

Later from Usb control request, dst buf is copied to src buf but usb
control msg request is made before initialization.

Thank you.

sound/usb/mixer_quirks.c | 10 +++++-----
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/sound/usb/mixer_quirks.c b/sound/usb/mixer_quirks.c
index 828af3095b86..06903c5de087 100644
--- a/sound/usb/mixer_quirks.c
+++ b/sound/usb/mixer_quirks.c
@@ -2449,7 +2449,7 @@ static int snd_rme_get_status1(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
static int snd_rme_rate_get(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
struct snd_ctl_elem_value *ucontrol)
{
- u32 status1;
+ u32 status1 = 0;
u32 rate = 0;
int idx;
int err;
@@ -2483,7 +2483,7 @@ static int snd_rme_rate_get(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
static int snd_rme_sync_state_get(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
struct snd_ctl_elem_value *ucontrol)
{
- u32 status1;
+ u32 status1 = 0;
int idx = SND_RME_CLOCK_NOLOCK;
int err;

@@ -2513,7 +2513,7 @@ static int snd_rme_sync_state_get(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
static int snd_rme_spdif_if_get(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
struct snd_ctl_elem_value *ucontrol)
{
- u32 status1;
+ u32 status1 = 0;
int err;

err = snd_rme_get_status1(kcontrol, &status1);
@@ -2526,7 +2526,7 @@ static int snd_rme_spdif_if_get(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
static int snd_rme_spdif_format_get(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
struct snd_ctl_elem_value *ucontrol)
{
- u32 status1;
+ u32 status1 = 0;
int err;

err = snd_rme_get_status1(kcontrol, &status1);
@@ -2539,7 +2539,7 @@ static int snd_rme_spdif_format_get(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
static int snd_rme_sync_source_get(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
struct snd_ctl_elem_value *ucontrol)
{
- u32 status1;
+ u32 status1 = 0;
int err;

err = snd_rme_get_status1(kcontrol, &status1);

base-commit: 4a26e7032d7d57c998598c08a034872d6f0d3945
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2.43.0