Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 20 Dec 2012 13:01:59 +0000 | From | Alan Cox <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] libata: Shut up annoying native_sectors warning |
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On Thu, 20 Dec 2012 13:25:55 +0100 Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de> wrote:
> I'm getting this > > drivers/ata/libata-core.c: In function ‘ata_hpa_resize’: > drivers/ata/libata-core.c:1397:3: warning: ‘native_sectors’ may be used uninitialized in this function [-Wmaybe-uninitialized] > > for a couple of kernel releases now with gcc (Debian 4.7.2-4) 4.7.2. > > And the warning is bogus because ata_read_native_max_address either > returns a sensible max_sectors aka native_sectors through its second > arg pointer or an error value which is properly handled in its caller > ata_hpa_resize(). > > So shut up gcc already.
And ensure it won't be noticed if a real problem is found. So we go from warning for a few people who ignore it, to silence for everyone if a real bug appears
Net lose IMHO - better to file a gcc bug report
Alan
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