diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-tegra/tegra2_emc.c
b/arch/arm/mach-tegra/tegra2_emc.c
index 5070d83..d045a9e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-tegra/tegra2_emc.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-tegra/tegra2_emc.c
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ int tegra_emc_set_rate(unsigned long rate)
 #ifdef CONFIG_OF
 static struct device_node *tegra_emc_ramcode_devnode(struct device_node
*np)
 {
-	struct device_node *iter;
+	struct device_node *iter = NULL;
 	u32 reg;
 
 	for_each_child_of_node(np, iter) {
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ static struct tegra_emc_pdata *tegra_emc_dt_parse_pdata(
 		struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct device_node *np = pdev->dev.of_node;
-	struct device_node *tnp, *iter;
+	struct device_node *tnp, *iter = NULL;
 	struct tegra_emc_pdata *pdata;
 	int ret, i, num_tables;
 
diff --git a/arch/c6x/kernel/setup.c b/arch/c6x/kernel/setup.c
index f4e72bd..0f4cd29 100644
--- a/arch/c6x/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/c6x/kernel/setup.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ static void __init get_cpuinfo(void)
 	unsigned long core_khz;
 	u64 tmp;
 	struct cpuinfo_c6x *p;
-	struct device_node *node, *np;
+	struct device_node *node, *np = NULL;
 
 	p = &per_cpu(cpu_data, smp_processor_id());
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/ibmebus.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/ibmebus.c
index b01d14e..1147931 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/ibmebus.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/ibmebus.c
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ static int ibmebus_create_device(struct device_node *dn)
 
 static int ibmebus_create_devices(const struct of_device_id *matches)
 {
-	struct device_node *root, *child;
+	struct device_node *root, *child = NULL;
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	root = of_find_node_by_path("/");
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/pci_of_scan.c
b/arch/powerpc/kernel/pci_of_scan.c
index 30378a1..8344f9a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/pci_of_scan.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/pci_of_scan.c
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_scan_pci_bridge);
 static void __devinit __of_scan_bus(struct device_node *node,
 				    struct pci_bus *bus, int
rescan_existing)
 {
-	struct device_node *child;
+	struct device_node *child = NULL;
 	const u32 *reg;
 	int reglen, devfn;
 	struct pci_dev *dev;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom.c
index f191bf0..b4a021e 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom.c
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ void __init early_init_devtree(void *params)
  */
 struct device_node *of_find_next_cache_node(struct device_node *np)
 {
-	struct device_node *child;
+	struct device_node *child = NULL;
 	const phandle *handle;
 
 	handle = of_get_property(np, "l2-cache", NULL);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas_pci.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas_pci.c
index 179af90..b75d76b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas_pci.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas_pci.c
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ int __devinit rtas_setup_phb(struct pci_controller *phb)
 
 void __init find_and_init_phbs(void)
 {
-	struct device_node *node;
+	struct device_node *node = NULL;
 	struct pci_controller *phb;
 	struct device_node *root = of_find_node_by_path("/");
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vio.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vio.c
index 02b3221..37b2a76 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vio.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vio.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ static int vio_cmo_num_OF_devs(void)
 	 */
 	node_vroot = of_find_node_by_name(NULL, "vdevice");
 	if (node_vroot) {
-		struct device_node *of_node;
+		struct device_node *of_node = NULL;
 		struct property *prop;
 
 		for_each_child_of_node(node_vroot, of_node) {
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/44x/warp.c
b/arch/powerpc/platforms/44x/warp.c
index 4cfa499..b505ca7 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/44x/warp.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/44x/warp.c
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ static irqreturn_t temp_isr(int irq, void *context)
 
 static int pika_setup_leds(void)
 {
-	struct device_node *np, *child;
+	struct device_node *np, *child = NULL;
 
 	np = of_find_compatible_node(NULL, NULL, "gpio-leds");
 	if (!np) {
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/setup.c
b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/setup.c
index 4ab0876..356fb9c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/setup.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/setup.c
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ static const struct of_device_id cell_bus_ids[]
__initconst = {
 static int __init cell_publish_devices(void)
 {
 	struct device_node *root = of_find_node_by_path("/");
-	struct device_node *np;
+	struct device_node *np = NULL;
 	int node;
 
 	/* Publish OF platform devices for southbridge IOs */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal.c
b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal.c
index aaa0dba..4df5f2d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal.c
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ static irqreturn_t opal_interrupt(int irq, void *data)
 
 static int __init opal_init(void)
 {
-	struct device_node *np, *consoles;
+	struct device_node *np = NULL, *consoles;
 	const u32 *irqs;
 	int rc, i, irqlen;
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/pci-ioda.c
b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/pci-ioda.c
index 9cda6a1..e08c238 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/pci-ioda.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/pci-ioda.c
@@ -1317,7 +1317,7 @@ void __init pnv_pci_init_ioda1_phb(struct device_node
*np)
 
 void __init pnv_pci_init_ioda_hub(struct device_node *np)
 {
-	struct device_node *phbn;
+	struct device_node *phbn = NULL;
 	const u64 *prop64;
 	u64 hub_id;
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/pci-p5ioc2.c
b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/pci-p5ioc2.c
index 2649677..d2565d0 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/pci-p5ioc2.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/pci-p5ioc2.c
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ static void __init pnv_pci_init_p5ioc2_phb(struct
device_node *np,
 
 void __init pnv_pci_init_p5ioc2_hub(struct device_node *np)
 {
-	struct device_node *phbn;
+	struct device_node *phbn = NULL;
 	const u64 *prop64;
 	u64 hub_id;
 	void *tce_mem;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/eeh.c
b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/eeh.c
index ecd394c..4b5913e 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/eeh.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/eeh.c
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ static size_t eeh_gather_pci_data(struct eeh_dev *edev,
char * buf, size_t len)
 
 	/* Gather status on devices under the bridge */
 	if (dev->class >> 16 == PCI_BASE_CLASS_BRIDGE) {
-		struct device_node *child;
+		struct device_node *child = NULL;
 
 		for_each_child_of_node(dn, child) {
 			if (of_node_to_eeh_dev(child))
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ struct device_node *eeh_find_device_pe(struct
device_node *dn)
  */
 static void __eeh_mark_slot(struct device_node *parent, int mode_flag)
 {
-	struct device_node *dn;
+	struct device_node *dn = NULL;
 
 	for_each_child_of_node(parent, dn) {
 		if (of_node_to_eeh_dev(dn)) {
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ void eeh_mark_slot(struct device_node *dn, int
mode_flag)
  */
 static void __eeh_clear_slot(struct device_node *parent, int mode_flag)
 {
-	struct device_node *dn;
+	struct device_node *dn = NULL;
 
 	for_each_child_of_node(parent, dn) {
 		if (of_node_to_eeh_dev(dn)) {
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ int pcibios_set_pcie_reset_state(struct pci_dev *dev,
enum pcie_reset_state stat
  */
 void __eeh_set_pe_freset(struct device_node *parent, unsigned int *freset)
 {
-	struct device_node *dn;
+	struct device_node *dn = NULL;
 
 	for_each_child_of_node(parent, dn) {
 		if (of_node_to_eeh_dev(dn)) {
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ static inline void eeh_restore_one_device_bars(struct
eeh_dev *edev)
  */
 void eeh_restore_bars(struct eeh_dev *edev)
 {
-	struct device_node *dn;
+	struct device_node *dn = NULL;
 	if (!edev)
 		return;
 	
@@ -1050,7 +1050,7 @@ static void eeh_add_device_early(struct device_node
*dn)
  */
 void eeh_add_device_tree_early(struct device_node *dn)
 {
-	struct device_node *sib;
+	struct device_node *sib = NULL;
 
 	for_each_child_of_node(dn, sib)
 		eeh_add_device_tree_early(sib);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/mv64x60_dev.c
b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/mv64x60_dev.c
index 0f6af41..7d4ffd2 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/mv64x60_dev.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/mv64x60_dev.c
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ error:
 
 static int __init mv64x60_device_setup(void)
 {
-	struct device_node *np, *np2;
+	struct device_node *np, *np2 = NULL;
 	struct platform_device *pdev;
 	int id, id2;
 	int err;
diff --git a/drivers/dma/fsldma.c b/drivers/dma/fsldma.c
index 8f84761..3786bfc 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/fsldma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/fsldma.c
@@ -1327,7 +1327,7 @@ static void fsl_dma_chan_remove(struct fsldma_chan
*chan)
 static int __devinit fsldma_of_probe(struct platform_device *op)
 {
 	struct fsldma_device *fdev;
-	struct device_node *child;
+	struct device_node *child = NULL;
 	int err;
 
 	fdev = kzalloc(sizeof(*fdev), GFP_KERNEL);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_connector.c
b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_connector.c
index 7b11edb..33edf87 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_connector.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_connector.c
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ nouveau_connector_of_detect(struct drm_connector
*connector)
 	struct drm_device *dev = connector->dev;
 	struct nouveau_connector *nv_connector =
nouveau_connector(connector);
 	struct nouveau_encoder *nv_encoder;
-	struct device_node *cn, *dn = pci_device_to_OF_node(dev->pdev);
+	struct device_node *cn = NULL, *dn =
pci_device_to_OF_node(dev->pdev);
 
 	if (!dn ||
 	    !((nv_encoder = find_encoder(connector, OUTPUT_TMDS)) ||
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/ads1015.c b/drivers/hwmon/ads1015.c
index 1958f03..d1ced0d 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/ads1015.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/ads1015.c
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ static int ads1015_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 static int ads1015_get_channels_config_of(struct i2c_client *client)
 {
 	struct ads1015_data *data = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
-	struct device_node *node;
+	struct device_node *node = NULL;
 
 	if (!client->dev.of_node
 	    || !of_get_next_child(client->dev.of_node, NULL))
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-powermac.c
b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-powermac.c
index 5285f85..60b041b 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-powermac.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-powermac.c
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ static void __devinit
i2c_powermac_register_devices(struct i2c_adapter *adap,
 						    struct pmac_i2c_bus
*bus)
 {
 	struct i2c_client *newdev;
-	struct device_node *node;
+	struct device_node *node = NULL;
 	bool found_onyx = 0;
 
 	/*
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-pxa-pci.c
b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-pxa-pci.c
index 4dc9bef..ca407d5 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-pxa-pci.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-pxa-pci.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ static struct platform_device *add_i2c_device(struct
pci_dev *dev, int bar)
 	struct platform_device *pdev;
 	struct i2c_pxa_platform_data pdata;
 	struct resource res[2];
-	struct device_node *child;
+	struct device_node *child = NULL;
 	static int devnum;
 	int ret;
 
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c-mux.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c-mux.c
index 1038c38..cb632a9 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c-mux.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c-mux.c
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ struct i2c_adapter *i2c_add_mux_adapter(struct
i2c_adapter *parent,
 	 * nothing if !CONFIG_OF.
 	 */
 	if (mux_dev->of_node) {
-		struct device_node *child;
+		struct device_node *child = NULL;
 		u32 reg;
 
 		for_each_child_of_node(mux_dev->of_node, child) {
diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/at91_adc.c b/drivers/iio/adc/at91_adc.c
index f61780a..52203d4 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/at91_adc.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/at91_adc.c
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ static int at91_adc_probe_dt(struct at91_adc_state *st,
 {
 	struct iio_dev *idev = iio_priv_to_dev(st);
 	struct device_node *node = pdev->dev.of_node;
-	struct device_node *trig_node;
+	struct device_node *trig_node = NULL;
 	int i = 0, ret;
 	u32 prop;
 
diff --git a/drivers/input/keyboard/samsung-keypad.c
b/drivers/input/keyboard/samsung-keypad.c
index a061ba6..6b3334f 100644
--- a/drivers/input/keyboard/samsung-keypad.c
+++ b/drivers/input/keyboard/samsung-keypad.c
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ static struct samsung_keypad_platdata
*samsung_keypad_parse_dt(
 	struct samsung_keypad_platdata *pdata;
 	struct matrix_keymap_data *keymap_data;
 	uint32_t *keymap, num_rows = 0, num_cols = 0;
-	struct device_node *np = dev->of_node, *key_np;
+	struct device_node *np = dev->of_node, *key_np = NULL;
 	unsigned int key_count = 0;
 
 	pdata = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*pdata), GFP_KERNEL);
diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds-gpio.c b/drivers/leds/leds-gpio.c
index c032b21..7458663 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/leds-gpio.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/leds-gpio.c
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ static inline int sizeof_gpio_leds_priv(int num_leds)
 #ifdef CONFIG_OF_GPIO
 static struct gpio_leds_priv * __devinit gpio_leds_create_of(struct
platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	struct device_node *np = pdev->dev.of_node, *child;
+	struct device_node *np = pdev->dev.of_node, *child = NULL;
 	struct gpio_leds_priv *priv;
 	int count = 0, ret;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fsl_pq_mdio.c
b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fsl_pq_mdio.c
index 9527b28..ea34f84 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fsl_pq_mdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fsl_pq_mdio.c
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ static int get_ucc_id_for_range(u64 start, u64 end, u32
*ucc_id)
 static int fsl_pq_mdio_probe(struct platform_device *ofdev)
 {
 	struct device_node *np = ofdev->dev.of_node;
-	struct device_node *tbi;
+	struct device_node *tbi = NULL;
 	struct fsl_pq_mdio_priv *priv;
 	struct fsl_pq_mdio __iomem *regs = NULL;
 	void __iomem *map;
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/mdio-mux.c b/drivers/net/phy/mdio-mux.c
index 5c12018..cb4ceb6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/mdio-mux.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/mdio-mux.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ int mdio_mux_init(struct device *dev,
 		  void *data)
 {
 	struct device_node *parent_bus_node;
-	struct device_node *child_bus_node;
+	struct device_node *child_bus_node = NULL;
 	int r, ret_val;
 	struct mii_bus *parent_bus;
 	struct mdio_mux_parent_bus *pb;
diff --git a/drivers/of/of_i2c.c b/drivers/of/of_i2c.c
index 1e173f3..6a080c7 100644
--- a/drivers/of/of_i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/of/of_i2c.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 void of_i2c_register_devices(struct i2c_adapter *adap)
 {
 	void *result;
-	struct device_node *node;
+	struct device_node *node = NULL;
 
 	/* Only register child devices if the adapter has a node pointer set
*/
 	if (!adap->dev.of_node)
diff --git a/drivers/of/of_mdio.c b/drivers/of/of_mdio.c
index 8e6c25f..a52b354 100644
--- a/drivers/of/of_mdio.c
+++ b/drivers/of/of_mdio.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 int of_mdiobus_register(struct mii_bus *mdio, struct device_node *np)
 {
 	struct phy_device *phy;
-	struct device_node *child;
+	struct device_node *child = NULL;
 	int rc, i;
 
 	/* Mask out all PHYs from auto probing.  Instead the PHYs listed in
diff --git a/drivers/of/of_pci.c b/drivers/of/of_pci.c
index 13e37e2..dfede93 100644
--- a/drivers/of/of_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/of/of_pci.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ static inline int __of_pci_pci_compare(struct device_node
*node,
 struct device_node *of_pci_find_child_device(struct device_node *parent,
 					     unsigned int devfn)
 {
-	struct device_node *node, *node2;
+	struct device_node *node = NULL, *node2 = NULL;
 
 	for_each_child_of_node(parent, node) {
 		if (__of_pci_pci_compare(node, devfn))
diff --git a/drivers/of/platform.c b/drivers/of/platform.c
index e44f8c2..58e8374 100644
--- a/drivers/of/platform.c
+++ b/drivers/of/platform.c
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ static int of_platform_bus_create(struct device_node
*bus,
 				  struct device *parent, bool strict)
 {
 	const struct of_dev_auxdata *auxdata;
-	struct device_node *child;
+	struct device_node *child = NULL;
 	struct platform_device *dev;
 	const char *bus_id = NULL;
 	void *platform_data = NULL;
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ int of_platform_bus_probe(struct device_node *root,
 			  const struct of_device_id *matches,
 			  struct device *parent)
 {
-	struct device_node *child;
+	struct device_node *child = NULL;
 	int rc = 0;
 
 	root = root ? of_node_get(root) : of_find_node_by_path("/");
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ int of_platform_populate(struct device_node *root,
 			const struct of_dev_auxdata *lookup,
 			struct device *parent)
 {
-	struct device_node *child;
+	struct device_node *child = NULL;
 	int rc = 0;
 
 	root = root ? of_node_get(root) : of_find_node_by_path("/");
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-imx.c b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-imx.c
index 44e9726..0f1d0ba 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-imx.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-imx.c
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ static int __devinit imx_pinctrl_parse_groups(struct
device_node *np,
 static int __devinit imx_pinctrl_parse_functions(struct device_node *np,
 			struct imx_pinctrl_soc_info *info, u32 index)
 {
-	struct device_node *child;
+	struct device_node *child = NULL;
 	struct imx_pmx_func *func;
 	struct imx_pin_group *grp;
 	int ret;
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ static int __devinit imx_pinctrl_probe_dt(struct
platform_device *pdev,
 				struct imx_pinctrl_soc_info *info)
 {
 	struct device_node *np = pdev->dev.of_node;
-	struct device_node *child;
+	struct device_node *child = NULL;
 	int ret;
 	u32 nfuncs = 0;
 	u32 i = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-tegra.c
b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-tegra.c
index ae52e4e..253d338 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-tegra.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-tegra.c
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ int tegra_pinctrl_dt_node_to_map(struct pinctrl_dev
*pctldev,
 				 struct pinctrl_map **map, unsigned
*num_maps)
 {
 	unsigned reserved_maps;
-	struct device_node *np;
+	struct device_node *np = NULL;
 	int ret;
 
 	reserved_maps = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/spear/pinctrl-spear.c
b/drivers/pinctrl/spear/pinctrl-spear.c
index 5d4f44f..ca7a6df 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/spear/pinctrl-spear.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/spear/pinctrl-spear.c
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ int spear_pinctrl_dt_node_to_map(struct pinctrl_dev
*pctldev,
 				 struct pinctrl_map **map, unsigned
*num_maps)
 {
 	struct spear_pmx *pmx = pinctrl_dev_get_drvdata(pctldev);
-	struct device_node *np;
+	struct device_node *np = NULL;
 	struct property *prop;
 	const char *function, *group;
 	int ret, index = 0, count = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/regulator/da9052-regulator.c
b/drivers/regulator/da9052-regulator.c
index 903299c..ce3aa94 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/da9052-regulator.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/da9052-regulator.c
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ static int __devinit da9052_regulator_probe(struct
platform_device *pdev)
 	} else {
 #ifdef CONFIG_OF
 		struct device_node *nproot = da9052->dev->of_node;
-		struct device_node *np;
+		struct device_node *np = NULL;
 
 		if (!nproot)
 			return -ENODEV;
diff --git a/drivers/regulator/mc13xxx-regulator-core.c
b/drivers/regulator/mc13xxx-regulator-core.c
index d6eda28..d179f54 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/mc13xxx-regulator-core.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/mc13xxx-regulator-core.c
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mc13xxx_fixed_regulator_ops);
 #ifdef CONFIG_OF
 int __devinit mc13xxx_get_num_regulators_dt(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	struct device_node *parent, *child;
+	struct device_node *parent, *child = NULL;
 	int num = 0;
 
 	of_node_get(pdev->dev.parent->of_node);
diff --git a/drivers/regulator/of_regulator.c
b/drivers/regulator/of_regulator.c
index 3e4106f..62f59814 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/of_regulator.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/of_regulator.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ int of_regulator_match(struct device *dev, struct
device_node *node,
 	unsigned int count = 0;
 	unsigned int i;
 	const char *regulator_comp;
-	struct device_node *child;
+	struct device_node *child = NULL;
 
 	if (!dev || !node)
 		return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi.c b/drivers/spi/spi.c
index 84c2861..81f20cf 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi.c
@@ -811,7 +811,7 @@ err_init_queue:
 static void of_register_spi_devices(struct spi_master *master)
 {
 	struct spi_device *spi;
-	struct device_node *nc;
+	struct device_node *nc = NULL;
 	const __be32 *prop;
 	int rc;
 	int len;
diff --git a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_opal.c b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_opal.c
index 0d2ea0c..07f308e 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_opal.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_opal.c
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ void __init hvc_opal_init_early(void)
 			return;
 		}
 	} else {
-		struct device_node *opal, *np;
+		struct device_node *opal, *np = NULL;
 
 		/* Current OPAL takeover doesn't provide the stdout
 		 * path, so we hard wire it
