3 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/compiler-gcc3.h b/include/linux/compiler-gcc3.h
index 1698b845761f..ecd621fd27d2 100644
--- a/include/linux/compiler-gcc3.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler-gcc3.h
@@ -13,4 +13,10 @@
 #define __must_check            __attribute__((warn_unused_result))
 #endif
 
+/*
+ * A trick to suppress uninitialized variable warning without generating any
+ * code
+ */
+#define uninitialized_var(x) x = x
+
 #define __always_inline         inline __attribute__((always_inline))
diff --git a/include/linux/compiler-gcc4.h b/include/linux/compiler-gcc4.h
index 6f5cc6f0e7a6..fd0cc7c4a636 100644
--- a/include/linux/compiler-gcc4.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler-gcc4.h
@@ -16,3 +16,9 @@
 #define __must_check            __attribute__((warn_unused_result))
 #define __compiler_offsetof(a,b) __builtin_offsetof(a,b)
 #define __always_inline         inline __attribute__((always_inline))
+
+/*
+ * A trick to suppress uninitialized variable warning without generating any
+ * code
+ */
+#define uninitialized_var(x) x = x
diff --git a/include/linux/compiler-intel.h b/include/linux/compiler-intel.h
index 1d1c3ceaff4e..a436eea43912 100644
--- a/include/linux/compiler-intel.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler-intel.h
@@ -22,3 +22,5 @@
     (typeof(ptr)) (__ptr + (off)); })
 
 #endif
+
+#define uninitialized_var(x) x