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SubjectRe: [PATCH] ptp: ptp_clockmatrix: initialize variables
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On 10/12/20 3:01 PM, Richard Cochran wrote:
> On Sun, Oct 11, 2020 at 01:09:55PM -0700, trix@redhat.com wrote:
>> From: Tom Rix <trix@redhat.com>
>>
>> Clang static analysis reports this representative problem
>>
>> ptp_clockmatrix.c:1852:2: warning: 5th function call argument
>> is an uninitialized value
>> snprintf(idtcm->version, sizeof(idtcm->version), "%u.%u.%u",
>> ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>
>> idtcm_display_version_info() calls several idtcm_read_*'s without
>> checking a return status.
> So why not check the return status?

calling function is a print information only function that returns void.

I do think not adding error handling is worth it.

I could change the return and then the calls if if you like.

Tom

>
> Your patch papers over the issue.
>
> Thanks,
> Richard
>

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