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Re: [PATCH 1/1] rtlwifi: rtl8723be: avoid undefined behavior

From Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject Re: [PATCH 1/1] rtlwifi: rtl8723be: avoid undefined behavior
Date 2016-05-18 14:20 +0200
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On 05/17/2016 05:46 PM, Heinrich Schuchardt wrote:
> Do not return undefined value for transmission power
> if the rate is invalid.
>
> Signed-off-by: Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk@gmx.de>
> ---
>   drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8723be/phy.c | 2 +-
>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8723be/phy.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8723be/phy.c
> index 445f681..c5ca9df 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8723be/phy.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8723be/phy.c
> @@ -1019,7 +1019,7 @@ static u8 _rtl8723be_get_txpower_index(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u8 path,
>   	struct rtl_priv *rtlpriv = rtl_priv(hw);
>   	struct rtl_efuse *rtlefuse = rtl_efuse(rtl_priv(hw));
>   	u8 index = (channel - 1);
> -	u8 txpower;
> +	u8 txpower = 0;
>   	u8 power_diff_byrate = 0;
>
>   	if (channel > 14 || channel < 1) {

Did gcc give you a warning about this variable not being initialized? Mine does 
not. In any case, this change is appropriate.

Acked-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>

Thanks,

Larry

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[PATCH 1/1] rtlwifi: rtl8723be: avoid undefined behavior Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk@gmx.de> - 2016-05-18 00:50 +0200
  Re: [PATCH 1/1] rtlwifi: rtl8723be: avoid undefined behavior Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net> - 2016-05-18 14:20 +0200

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