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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] bnx2x: initialize ethtool info->fw_version
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From: Jonathan Toppins <jtoppins@redhat.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2019 12:07:53 -0500

>     probe begin { printf("net-info  version 01.01\n")}
> 
>     function memset(msg:long) %{
>     	memset((char*)STAP_ARG_msg,-1,196);
>     %}
> 
>     probe module("bnx2x").function("bnx2x_get_drvinfo")
>     {
>       printf("In function\n");
>       memset(register("rsi"));

This makes no sense.

This function is called with the buffer cleared to zero.

You're scrambling something to simulate a "bug", but that will never
be scrambled in reality.