Messages in this thread Patch in this message | ![/](/images/icornerl.gif) | | From | Muhammad Falak R Wani <> | Subject | [PATCH] staging/rdma/hfi1: use RCU_INIT_POINTER() when NULLing. | Date | Sun, 1 May 2016 18:05:31 +0530 |
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It is safe to use RCU_INIT_POINTER() to NULL a pointer, instead of rcu_assign_pointer(). This results in slightly smaller/faster code.
Signed-off-by: Muhammad Falak R Wani <falakreyaz@gmail.com> --- drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/init.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/init.c b/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/init.c index cfcdc16..34e0f90 100644 --- a/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/init.c +++ b/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/init.c @@ -1303,7 +1303,7 @@ static void cleanup_device_data(struct hfi1_devdata *dd) spin_lock(&ppd->cc_state_lock); cc_state = get_cc_state(ppd); - rcu_assign_pointer(ppd->cc_state, NULL); + RCU_INIT_POINTER(ppd->cc_state, NULL); spin_unlock(&ppd->cc_state_lock); if (cc_state) -- 1.9.1
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