diff --git a/drivers/atm/zatm.c b/drivers/atm/zatm.c
index 020a87a..58583c6 100644
--- a/drivers/atm/zatm.c
+++ b/drivers/atm/zatm.c
@@ -915,7 +915,7 @@
 	unsigned long flags;
 	u32 *loop;
 	unsigned short chan;
-	int pcr,unlimited;
+	int unlimited;
 
 	DPRINTK("open_tx_first\n");
 	zatm_dev = ZATM_DEV(vcc->dev);
@@ -936,6 +936,8 @@
 	    vcc->qos.txtp.max_pcr >= ATM_OC3_PCR);
 	if (unlimited && zatm_dev->ubr != -1) zatm_vcc->shaper = zatm_dev->ubr;
 	else {
+		int uninitialized_var(pcr);
+
 		if (unlimited) vcc->qos.txtp.max_sdu = ATM_MAX_AAL5_PDU;
 		if ((zatm_vcc->shaper = alloc_shaper(vcc->dev,&pcr,
 		    vcc->qos.txtp.min_pcr,vcc->qos.txtp.max_pcr,unlimited))
diff --git a/drivers/char/cyclades.c b/drivers/char/cyclades.c
index 7b08394..9e0adfe 100644
--- a/drivers/char/cyclades.c
+++ b/drivers/char/cyclades.c
@@ -4466,10 +4466,10 @@
 static int __devinit cy_init_card(struct cyclades_card *cinfo)
 {
 	struct cyclades_port *info;
-	u32 mailbox;
+	u32 uninitialized_var(mailbox);
 	unsigned int nports;
 	unsigned short chip_number;
-	int index, port;
+	int uninitialized_var(index), port;
 
 	spin_lock_init(&cinfo->card_lock);
 
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/eba.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/eba.c
index 4dc10c8..7c6b223 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/eba.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/eba.c
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@
 	int err, pnum, scrub = 0, idx = vol_id2idx(ubi, vol_id);
 	struct ubi_vid_hdr *vid_hdr;
 	struct ubi_volume *vol = ubi->volumes[idx];
-	uint32_t crc;
+	uint32_t uninitialized_var(crc);
 
 	err = leb_read_lock(ubi, vol_id, lnum);
 	if (err)
diff --git a/drivers/net/r8169.c b/drivers/net/r8169.c
index 982a901..bb6896a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/r8169.c
+++ b/drivers/net/r8169.c
@@ -2338,7 +2338,7 @@
 {
 	struct skb_shared_info *info = skb_shinfo(skb);
 	unsigned int cur_frag, entry;
-	struct TxDesc *txd;
+	struct TxDesc * uninitialized_var(txd);
 
 	entry = tp->cur_tx;
 	for (cur_frag = 0; cur_frag < info->nr_frags; cur_frag++) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/tokenring/smctr.c b/drivers/net/tokenring/smctr.c
index 58d7e5d..f83bb5c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tokenring/smctr.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tokenring/smctr.c
@@ -3692,7 +3692,6 @@
         __u16 rcode, correlator;
         int err = 0;
         __u8 xframe = 1;
-        __u16 tx_fstatus;
 
         rmf->vl = SWAP_BYTES(rmf->vl);
         if(rx_status & FCB_RX_STATUS_DA_MATCHED)
@@ -3783,7 +3782,9 @@
                                 }
                                 break;
 
-                        case TX_FORWARD:
+                        case TX_FORWARD: {
+        			__u16 uninitialized_var(tx_fstatus);
+
                                 if((rcode = smctr_rcv_tx_forward(dev, rmf))
                                         != POSITIVE_ACK)
                                 {
@@ -3811,6 +3812,7 @@
                                         }
                                 }
                                 break;
+			}
 
                         /* Received MAC Frames Processed by CRS/REM/RPS. */
                         case RSP:
diff --git a/drivers/usb/misc/auerswald.c b/drivers/usb/misc/auerswald.c
index 3e22b2f..42d4e64 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/misc/auerswald.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/misc/auerswald.c
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@
 	int ret;
 	struct usb_ctrlrequest *dr;
 	struct urb *urb;
-        int length;
+        int uninitialized_var(length);
 
         dbg ("auerchain_control_msg");
         dr = kmalloc (sizeof (struct usb_ctrlrequest), GFP_KERNEL);
diff --git a/drivers/video/matrox/matroxfb_maven.c b/drivers/video/matrox/matroxfb_maven.c
index 5d29a26..de0d755 100644
--- a/drivers/video/matrox/matroxfb_maven.c
+++ b/drivers/video/matrox/matroxfb_maven.c
@@ -273,8 +273,11 @@
 			}
 		}
 	}
+
+	/* if h2/post/in/feed have not been assigned, return zero (error) */
 	if (besth2 < 2)
 		return 0;
+
 	dprintk(KERN_ERR "clk: %02X %02X %02X %d %d\n", *in, *feed, *post, fxtal, fwant);
 	return fxtal * (*feed) / (*in) * ctl->den;
 }
@@ -284,7 +287,7 @@
 		unsigned int* in, unsigned int* feed, unsigned int* post,
 		unsigned int* htotal2) {
 	unsigned int fvco;
-	unsigned int p;
+	unsigned int uninitialized_var(p);
 
 	fvco = matroxfb_PLL_mavenclock(&maven1000_pll, ctl, htotal, vtotal, in, feed, &p, htotal2);
 	if (!fvco)
@@ -715,7 +718,9 @@
 	m->regs[0x82] = 0x81;
 
 	for (x = 0; x < 8; x++) {
-		unsigned int a, b, c, h2;
+		unsigned int c;
+		unsigned int uninitialized_var(a), uninitialized_var(b),
+			     uninitialized_var(h2);
 		unsigned int h = ht + 2 + x;
 
 		if (!matroxfb_mavenclock((m->mode == MATROXFB_OUTPUT_MODE_PAL) ? &maven_PAL : &maven_NTSC, h, vt, &a, &b, &c, &h2)) {
diff --git a/drivers/video/riva/riva_hw.c b/drivers/video/riva/riva_hw.c
index 70bfd78..1330770 100644
--- a/drivers/video/riva/riva_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/video/riva/riva_hw.c
@@ -1223,6 +1223,8 @@
         }
     }
     }
+
+    /* non-zero: M/N/P/clock values assigned.  zero: error (not set) */
     return (DeltaOld != 0xFFFFFFFF);
 }
 /*
@@ -1240,7 +1242,10 @@
     int            dotClock
 )
 {
-    int pixelDepth, VClk, m, n, p;
+    int pixelDepth;
+    int uninitialized_var(VClk),uninitialized_var(m),
+        uninitialized_var(n),	uninitialized_var(p);
+
     /*
      * Save mode parameters.
      */