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SubjectRe: [PATCH 1/2] hwmon: chipcap2: fix uninitialized variable in cc2_get_reg_val()
On Wed, Feb 07, 2024 at 10:17:08PM +0100, Javier Carrasco wrote:
> The reg_val variable in cc2_get_reg_val() might be used without a known
> value if cc2_read_reg() fails. That leads to a useless data conversion
> because the returned error means the read operation failed and the data is
> not relevant.
>
> That makes its initial value irrelevant as well, so skip the data
> conversion instead. If no error happens, a value is assigned to reg_val
> and the data conversion is required.
>
> Reported-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@linaro.org>
> Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-hwmon/294e4634-89d4-415e-a723-b208d8770d7c@gmail.com/T/#t
> Signed-off-by: Javier Carrasco <javier.carrasco.cruz@gmail.com>

Applied.

Thanks,
Guenter

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