Re: [PATCH v2] iio: frequency: adf4377: Fully initialize clk_init_data and clk_parent_data

From: Brian Masney

Date: Thu Aug 20 2026 - 11:09:47 EST


On Thu, Aug 20, 2026 at 11:19:52AM +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> The clk_init_data structure contains several mutually-exclusive members
> for different methods to specify the possible parents of a clock,
> prompting drivers to initialize only the members they need. However,
> not initializing all members may cause subtle issues, which are only
> exposed when CONFIG_INIT_STACK_ALL_PATTERN or CONFIG_INIT_STACK_NONE is
> enabled.
>
> adf4377_clk_register() fills in init.parent_data, and assumes that
> init.parent_names is NULL. However, the latter is uninitialized, and
> thus may cause a crash.
>
> Similarly, adf4377_clk_register() fills in only parent_data.fw_name,
> leaving other members of the clk_parent_data structure uninitialized.
>
> Make sure all members are fully initialized, to fix such bugs, and to
> avoid future breakage when converting drivers to a different method for
> specifying the parents.
>
> Fixes: 60e5448ddbec2dc2 ("iio: frequency: adf4377: add clk provider support")
> Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@xxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Brian Masney <bmasney@xxxxxxxxxx>