Messages in this thread |  | | Subject | Re: [PATCH -mm] sys_semctl gcc 4.1 warning fix | | From | Alan Cox <> | | Date | Wed, 10 May 2006 11:34:26 +0100 |
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On Maw, 2006-05-09 at 19:56 -0700, Daniel Walker wrote: > Fixes the following warnings, > > ipc/sem.c: In function 'sys_semctl': > ipc/sem.c:810: warning: 'setbuf.uid' may be used uninitialized in this function > ipc/sem.c:810: warning: 'setbuf.gid' may be used uninitialized in this function > ipc/sem.c:810: warning: 'setbuf.mode' may be used uninitialized in this function > > Signed-Off-By: Daniel Walker <dwalker@mvista.com> > > Index: linux-2.6.16/ipc/sem.c > =================================================================== > --- linux-2.6.16.orig/ipc/sem.c > +++ linux-2.6.16/ipc/sem.c > @@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ static int semctl_down(int semid, int se > { > struct sem_array *sma; > int err; > - struct sem_setbuf setbuf; > + struct sem_setbuf setbuf = {0, 0, 0};
This causes very poor code as its initializing an object on the stack. It also appears from inspection to be entirely un-neccessary. Instead the compiler needs some help.
Hiding warnings like this can be a hazard as it will hide real warnings later on.
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