Re: [PATCH] net: ethernet: ax88796: initialize all fields of eeprom_93cx6 struct

[Vadim Fedorenko <vadim.fedorenko@linux.dev>]

On 24/07/2026 09:34, stf_xl@wp.pl wrote:
> From: Stanislaw Gruszka <stf_xl@wp.pl>
> 
> Commit 7738a7ab9d12 ("misc: eeprom: eeprom_93cx6: Add quirk for extra
> read clock cycle") added extra 'quirk' field to struct eeprom_93cx6,
> which change how the data is read.
> 
> Some existing users of eeprom_93cx6, including ax88796 driver, allocate
> the structure on the stack without initialization of all the fields.
> As a result, the added quirk field has undefined value, what can
> randomly cause reading wrong data from the EEPROM.
> 
> Fix by using designated initialization.
> 
> Fixes: 7738a7ab9d12 ("misc: eeprom: eeprom_93cx6: Add quirk for extra read clock cycle")
> Cc: stable@kernel.org # v6.13+
> Signed-off-by: Stanislaw Gruszka <stf_xl@wp.pl>
> ---
>   drivers/net/ethernet/8390/ax88796.c | 12 ++++++------
>   1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/8390/ax88796.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/8390/ax88796.c
> index e1695d0fbd8b..5ee1fbafdcfc 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/8390/ax88796.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/8390/ax88796.c
> @@ -722,12 +722,12 @@ static int ax_init_dev(struct net_device *dev)
>   #ifdef CONFIG_AX88796_93CX6
>   	if (ax->plat->flags & AXFLG_HAS_93CX6) {
>   		unsigned char mac_addr[ETH_ALEN];
> -		struct eeprom_93cx6 eeprom;
> -
> -		eeprom.data = ei_local;
> -		eeprom.register_read = ax_eeprom_register_read;
> -		eeprom.register_write = ax_eeprom_register_write;
> -		eeprom.width = PCI_EEPROM_WIDTH_93C56;
> +		struct eeprom_93cx6 eeprom = {
> +			.data = ei_local,
> +			.register_read = ax_eeprom_register_read,
> +			.register_write = ax_eeprom_register_write,
> +			.width = PCI_EEPROM_WIDTH_93C56,
> +		};
>   
>   		eeprom_93cx6_multiread(&eeprom, 0,
>   				       (__le16 __force *)mac_addr,

Reviewed-by: Vadim Fedorenko <vadim.fedorenko@linux.dev>