Hi Vasundhara,

Thank you for the patch! Perhaps something to improve:

[auto build test WARNING on net-next/master]

url:    https://github.com/0day-ci/linux/commits/Vasundhara-Volam/bnxt_en-devlink-param-updates/20180914-141937
config: powerpc-allyesconfig (attached as .config)
compiler: powerpc64-linux-gnu-gcc (Debian 7.2.0-11) 7.2.0
reproduce:
        wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/intel/lkp-tests/master/sbin/make.cross -O ~/bin/make.cross
        chmod +x ~/bin/make.cross
        # save the attached .config to linux build tree
        GCC_VERSION=7.2.0 make.cross ARCH=powerpc 

Note: it may well be a FALSE warning. FWIW you are at least aware of it now.
http://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/Better_Uninitialized_Warnings

All warnings (new ones prefixed by >>):

   drivers/net//ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_devlink.c: In function 'bnxt_hwrm_nvm_req.constprop':
   drivers/net//ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_devlink.c:38:27: warning: 'nvm_param.num_bits' may be used uninitialized in this function [-Wmaybe-uninitialized]
     struct bnxt_dl_nvm_param nvm_param;
                              ^~~~~~~~~
   drivers/net//ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_devlink.c:53:5: warning: 'nvm_param.dir_type' may be used uninitialized in this function [-Wmaybe-uninitialized]
     if (nvm_param.dir_type == BNXT_NVM_PORT_CFG)
        ^
   In file included from include/linux/byteorder/big_endian.h:5:0,
                    from arch/powerpc/include/uapi/asm/byteorder.h:14,
                    from include/asm-generic/bitops/le.h:6,
                    from arch/powerpc/include/asm/bitops.h:247,
                    from include/linux/bitops.h:19,
                    from include/linux/kernel.h:11,
                    from include/linux/list.h:9,
                    from include/linux/pci.h:26,
                    from drivers/net//ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_devlink.c:10:

quoted

include/uapi/linux/byteorder/big_endian.h:35:27: warning: 'nvm_param.offset' may be used uninitialized in this function [-Wmaybe-uninitialized]

    #define __cpu_to_le16(x) ((__force __le16)__swab16((x)))
                              ^
   drivers/net//ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_devlink.c:38:27: note: 'nvm_param.offset' was declared here
     struct bnxt_dl_nvm_param nvm_param;
                              ^~~~~~~~~
--
   drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_devlink.c: In function 'bnxt_hwrm_nvm_req.constprop':
   drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_devlink.c:38:27: warning: 'nvm_param.num_bits' may be used uninitialized in this function [-Wmaybe-uninitialized]
     struct bnxt_dl_nvm_param nvm_param;
                              ^~~~~~~~~
   drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_devlink.c:53:5: warning: 'nvm_param.dir_type' may be used uninitialized in this function [-Wmaybe-uninitialized]
     if (nvm_param.dir_type == BNXT_NVM_PORT_CFG)
        ^
   In file included from include/linux/byteorder/big_endian.h:5:0,
                    from arch/powerpc/include/uapi/asm/byteorder.h:14,
                    from include/asm-generic/bitops/le.h:6,
                    from arch/powerpc/include/asm/bitops.h:247,
                    from include/linux/bitops.h:19,
                    from include/linux/kernel.h:11,
                    from include/linux/list.h:9,
                    from include/linux/pci.h:26,
                    from drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_devlink.c:10:

quoted

include/uapi/linux/byteorder/big_endian.h:35:27: warning: 'nvm_param.offset' may be used uninitialized in this function [-Wmaybe-uninitialized]

    #define __cpu_to_le16(x) ((__force __le16)__swab16((x)))
                              ^
   drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_devlink.c:38:27: note: 'nvm_param.offset' was declared here
     struct bnxt_dl_nvm_param nvm_param;
                              ^~~~~~~~~

vim +35 include/uapi/linux/byteorder/big_endian.h

5921e6f8 David Howells 2012-10-13  14  
5921e6f8 David Howells 2012-10-13  15  #define __constant_htonl(x) ((__force __be32)(__u32)(x))
5921e6f8 David Howells 2012-10-13  16  #define __constant_ntohl(x) ((__force __u32)(__be32)(x))
5921e6f8 David Howells 2012-10-13  17  #define __constant_htons(x) ((__force __be16)(__u16)(x))
5921e6f8 David Howells 2012-10-13  18  #define __constant_ntohs(x) ((__force __u16)(__be16)(x))
5921e6f8 David Howells 2012-10-13  19  #define __constant_cpu_to_le64(x) ((__force __le64)___constant_swab64((x)))
5921e6f8 David Howells 2012-10-13  20  #define __constant_le64_to_cpu(x) ___constant_swab64((__force __u64)(__le64)(x))
5921e6f8 David Howells 2012-10-13  21  #define __constant_cpu_to_le32(x) ((__force __le32)___constant_swab32((x)))
5921e6f8 David Howells 2012-10-13  22  #define __constant_le32_to_cpu(x) ___constant_swab32((__force __u32)(__le32)(x))
5921e6f8 David Howells 2012-10-13  23  #define __constant_cpu_to_le16(x) ((__force __le16)___constant_swab16((x)))
5921e6f8 David Howells 2012-10-13  24  #define __constant_le16_to_cpu(x) ___constant_swab16((__force __u16)(__le16)(x))
5921e6f8 David Howells 2012-10-13  25  #define __constant_cpu_to_be64(x) ((__force __be64)(__u64)(x))
5921e6f8 David Howells 2012-10-13  26  #define __constant_be64_to_cpu(x) ((__force __u64)(__be64)(x))
5921e6f8 David Howells 2012-10-13  27  #define __constant_cpu_to_be32(x) ((__force __be32)(__u32)(x))
5921e6f8 David Howells 2012-10-13  28  #define __constant_be32_to_cpu(x) ((__force __u32)(__be32)(x))
5921e6f8 David Howells 2012-10-13  29  #define __constant_cpu_to_be16(x) ((__force __be16)(__u16)(x))
5921e6f8 David Howells 2012-10-13  30  #define __constant_be16_to_cpu(x) ((__force __u16)(__be16)(x))
5921e6f8 David Howells 2012-10-13  31  #define __cpu_to_le64(x) ((__force __le64)__swab64((x)))
5921e6f8 David Howells 2012-10-13  32  #define __le64_to_cpu(x) __swab64((__force __u64)(__le64)(x))
5921e6f8 David Howells 2012-10-13  33  #define __cpu_to_le32(x) ((__force __le32)__swab32((x)))
5921e6f8 David Howells 2012-10-13  34  #define __le32_to_cpu(x) __swab32((__force __u32)(__le32)(x))
5921e6f8 David Howells 2012-10-13 @35  #define __cpu_to_le16(x) ((__force __le16)__swab16((x)))
5921e6f8 David Howells 2012-10-13  36  #define __le16_to_cpu(x) __swab16((__force __u16)(__le16)(x))
5921e6f8 David Howells 2012-10-13  37  #define __cpu_to_be64(x) ((__force __be64)(__u64)(x))
5921e6f8 David Howells 2012-10-13  38  #define __be64_to_cpu(x) ((__force __u64)(__be64)(x))
5921e6f8 David Howells 2012-10-13  39  #define __cpu_to_be32(x) ((__force __be32)(__u32)(x))
5921e6f8 David Howells 2012-10-13  40  #define __be32_to_cpu(x) ((__force __u32)(__be32)(x))
5921e6f8 David Howells 2012-10-13  41  #define __cpu_to_be16(x) ((__force __be16)(__u16)(x))
5921e6f8 David Howells 2012-10-13  42  #define __be16_to_cpu(x) ((__force __u16)(__be16)(x))
5921e6f8 David Howells 2012-10-13  43  

:::::: The code at line 35 was first introduced by commit
:::::: 5921e6f8809b1616932ca4afd40fe449faa8fd88 UAPI: (Scripted) Disintegrate include/linux/byteorder

:::::: TO: David Howells [off-list ref]
:::::: CC: David Howells [off-list ref]

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