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SubjectRe: [PATCH v1 4/7] iommu/vt-d: Remove unnecessary local variable initializations
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Hi,

On 2/9/19 6:06 AM, Bjorn Helgaas wrote:
> From: Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@google.com>
>
> A local variable initialization is a hint that the variable will be used in
> an unusual way. If the initialization is unnecessary, that hint becomes a
> distraction.
>
> Remove unnecessary initializations. No functional change intended.
>
> Signed-off-by: Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@google.com>
> ---
> drivers/iommu/intel-iommu.c | 27 +++++++++++++--------------
> 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/iommu/intel-iommu.c b/drivers/iommu/intel-iommu.c
> index 81077803880f..2acd08c82cdc 100644
> --- a/drivers/iommu/intel-iommu.c
> +++ b/drivers/iommu/intel-iommu.c
> @@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ static void free_context_table(struct intel_iommu *iommu)
> static struct dma_pte *pfn_to_dma_pte(struct dmar_domain *domain,
> unsigned long pfn, int *target_level)
> {
> - struct dma_pte *parent, *pte = NULL;
> + struct dma_pte *parent, *pte;
> int level = agaw_to_level(domain->agaw);
> int offset;
>
> @@ -922,7 +922,7 @@ static struct dma_pte *dma_pfn_level_pte(struct dmar_domain *domain,
> unsigned long pfn,
> int level, int *large_page)
> {
> - struct dma_pte *parent, *pte = NULL;
> + struct dma_pte *parent, *pte;
> int total = agaw_to_level(domain->agaw);
> int offset;
>
> @@ -954,7 +954,7 @@ static void dma_pte_clear_range(struct dmar_domain *domain,
> unsigned long start_pfn,
> unsigned long last_pfn)
> {
> - unsigned int large_page = 1;
> + unsigned int large_page;
> struct dma_pte *first_pte, *pte;
>
> BUG_ON(!domain_pfn_supported(domain, start_pfn));
> @@ -1132,7 +1132,7 @@ static struct page *domain_unmap(struct dmar_domain *domain,
> unsigned long start_pfn,
> unsigned long last_pfn)
> {
> - struct page *freelist = NULL;
> + struct page *freelist;

I am afraid this change might cause problem. "freelist" might go through
dma_pte_clear_level() without any touches.

Best regards,
Lu Baolu

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