Re: [PATCH v3] backlight: pwm_bl: Fix uninitialized variable

On Tue, 24 Jul 2018, Daniel Thompson wrote:

Currently, if the DT does not define num-interpolated-steps then
num_steps is undefined and the interpolation code will deploy randomly.
Fix with a simple initialize to zero.

Fixes: 573fe6d1c25c ("backlight: pwm_bl: Linear interpolation between
brightness-levels")
Reported-by: Marcel Ziswiler <redacted>
Signed-off-by: Daniel Thompson <redacted>
Tested-by: Marcel Ziswiler <redacted>
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Notes:
    v3:
     - Switch to the simplest fix and zero the uninitialized variable. git
       grep indicates that ~25% of calls to of_property_read_u32() use this
       pattern (pre-initialize optional properties with sane values and
       ignore the return code).
    
    v2:
     - Simplify SoB chain (with Marcel's permission)
     - Separate complex if statement and make other similar calls use same
       return code checking approach
     - Tidy up comment formatting and fix pre-existing grammar error

 drivers/video/backlight/pwm_bl.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

Once the 'Fixes:' line has been repaired:

  Acked-by: Lee Jones [off-list ref]

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