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drm/i915: Initialize 'data' in intel_dsi_dcs_backlight.c

variable 'data' may be used uninitialized in this function. thus,
'function dcs_get_backlight' will return unwanted value/fail.

Thus, adding NULL initialized to 'data' variable will solve the return
failure happening.

v2: Change commit message to reflect upstream with proper message

Fixes: 90198355b83c ("drm/i915/dsi: Add DCS control for Panel PWM")
Cc: Jani Nikula <jani.nikula@intel.com>
Cc: Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@intel.com>
Cc: Yetunde Adebisi <yetundex.adebisi@intel.com>
Cc: Deepak M <m.deepak@intel.com>
Cc: Jani Nikula <jani.nikula@linux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Balasubramaniam, Hari Chand <hari.chand.balasubramaniam@intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Jani Nikula <jani.nikula@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Jani Nikula <jani.nikula@intel.com>
Link: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/msgid/1502762746-191826-1-git-send-email-hari.chand.balasubramaniam@intel.com
(cherry picked from commit d59814a5b4852442e1d03c569a4542f8b08356a7)
Signed-off-by: Jani Nikula <jani.nikula@intel.com>

authored by

Balasubramaniam, Hari Chand and committed by
Jani Nikula
211b7aac 781cc76e

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drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dsi_dcs_backlight.c
··· 46 46 struct intel_encoder *encoder = connector->encoder; 47 47 struct intel_dsi *intel_dsi = enc_to_intel_dsi(&encoder->base); 48 48 struct mipi_dsi_device *dsi_device; 49 - u8 data; 49 + u8 data = 0; 50 50 enum port port; 51 51 52 52 /* FIXME: Need to take care of 16 bit brightness level */