Re: [PATCH] ipvs: initialize 'ret' variable in do_ip_vs_set_ctl()

[liqiong <liqiong@nfschina.com>]

在 2022年12月02日 18:07, Dan Carpenter 写道:
> On Fri, Dec 02, 2022 at 11:25:11AM +0800, Li Qiong wrote:
>> The 'ret' should need to be initialized to 0, in case
>> return a uninitialized value because no default process
>> for "switch (cmd)".
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Li Qiong <liqiong@nfschina.com>
> If this is a real bug, then it needs a fixes tag.  The fixes tag helps
> us know whether to back port or not and it also helps in reviewing the
> patch.  Also get_maintainer.pl will CC the person who introduced the
> bug so they can review it.  They are normally the best person to review
> their own code.
>
> Here it would be:
> Fixes: c5a8a8498eed ("ipvs: Fix uninit-value in do_ip_vs_set_ctl()")
>
> Which is strange...  Also it suggest that the correct value is -EINVAL
> and not 0.
>
> The thing about uninitialized variable bugs is that Smatch and Clang
> both warn about them so they tend to get reported pretty quick.
> Apparently neither Nathan nor I sent forwarded this static checker
> warning.  :/
>
> regards,
> dan carpenter

It is not a real bug,   I  use tool (eg: smatch, sparse) to audit the code,  got this warning and check it,
found may be a real problem.