From b8850d1fa8e2f6653e57daf6d08e58c5f5eb2c85 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tim Gardner Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 11:26:03 -0600 Subject: fs: namespace: suppress 'may be used uninitialized' warnings MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit The gcc version 4.9.1 compiler complains Even though it isn't possible for these variables to not get initialized before they are used. fs/namespace.c: In function ‘SyS_mount’: fs/namespace.c:2720:8: warning: ‘kernel_dev’ may be used uninitialized in this function [-Wmaybe-uninitialized] ret = do_mount(kernel_dev, kernel_dir->name, kernel_type, flags, ^ fs/namespace.c:2699:8: note: ‘kernel_dev’ was declared here char *kernel_dev; ^ fs/namespace.c:2720:8: warning: ‘kernel_type’ may be used uninitialized in this function [-Wmaybe-uninitialized] ret = do_mount(kernel_dev, kernel_dir->name, kernel_type, flags, ^ fs/namespace.c:2697:8: note: ‘kernel_type’ was declared here char *kernel_type; ^ Fix the warnings by simplifying copy_mount_string() as suggested by Al Viro. Cc: Alexander Viro Signed-off-by: Tim Gardner Signed-off-by: Al Viro --- fs/namespace.c | 26 ++++++++------------------ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) (limited to 'fs/namespace.c') diff --git a/fs/namespace.c b/fs/namespace.c index 00e5b1efa591..abd3abb52616 100644 --- a/fs/namespace.c +++ b/fs/namespace.c @@ -2514,21 +2514,9 @@ int copy_mount_options(const void __user * data, unsigned long *where) return 0; } -int copy_mount_string(const void __user *data, char **where) +char *copy_mount_string(const void __user *data) { - char *tmp; - - if (!data) { - *where = NULL; - return 0; - } - - tmp = strndup_user(data, PAGE_SIZE); - if (IS_ERR(tmp)) - return PTR_ERR(tmp); - - *where = tmp; - return 0; + return data ? strndup_user(data, PAGE_SIZE) : NULL; } /* @@ -2794,8 +2782,9 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(mount, char __user *, dev_name, char __user *, dir_name, char *kernel_dev; unsigned long data_page; - ret = copy_mount_string(type, &kernel_type); - if (ret < 0) + kernel_type = copy_mount_string(type); + ret = PTR_ERR(kernel_type); + if (IS_ERR(kernel_type)) goto out_type; kernel_dir = getname(dir_name); @@ -2804,8 +2793,9 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(mount, char __user *, dev_name, char __user *, dir_name, goto out_dir; } - ret = copy_mount_string(dev_name, &kernel_dev); - if (ret < 0) + kernel_dev = copy_mount_string(dev_name); + ret = PTR_ERR(kernel_dev); + if (IS_ERR(kernel_dev)) goto out_dev; ret = copy_mount_options(data, &data_page); -- cgit v1.2.3-59-g8ed1b