Re: [PATCH][4.15] gnttab: work around "may be used uninitialized" warning

[Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>]

On 12.03.2021 11:04, Ian Jackson wrote:
> Julien Grall writes ("Re: [PATCH][4.15] gnttab: work around "may be used 
> uninitialized" warning"):
>> This is pretty much what we are already doing slowly by initializing 
>> values to shut up older compilers. I agree this is more limited, but we 
>> also waive off diagnostics from every single compiler in that code 
>> rather than just one version.
>>
>> Hence why I suggested dropping -Werror for older compiler. This is not 
>> ideal but it would give us the ability to keep support for dinausor 
>> compiler and not hamper our ability to take advantage of newer compiler 
>> diagnostics.
> 
> I agree with Julien.  I think we should avoid adding these redundant
> initialisers for the reasons he gives.
> 
>> The ideal solution is to drop support for older compiler (see my other 
>> thread). But this sounds like a daunting task so far on x86...
>>
>> Anyway, I will not Nack the patch but will also not Ack it. I will let 
>> another maintainer ack this patch.
> 
> But this is outside my usual area so I won't nack it either.

But would you be willing to release-ack v2?

Jan