linux-kernel - [PATCH] evdev: Replace rcu_assign_pointer() with RCU_INIT

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Date:	Mon, 18 Aug 2014 17:44:45 +0300
From:	Andreea-Cristina Bernat <bernat.ada@...il.com>
To:	dmitry.torokhov@...il.com, rydberg@...omail.se,
	linux-input@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com
Subject: [PATCH] evdev: Replace rcu_assign_pointer() with RCU_INIT_POINTER()

The use of "rcu_assign_pointer()" is NULLing out the pointer.
According to RCU_INIT_POINTER()'s block comment:
"1.   This use of RCU_INIT_POINTER() is NULLing out the pointer"
it is better to use it instead of rcu_assign_pointer() because it has a
smaller overhead.

The following Coccinelle semantic patch was used:
@@
@@

- rcu_assign_pointer
+ RCU_INIT_POINTER
  (..., NULL)

Signed-off-by: Andreea-Cristina Bernat <bernat.ada@...il.com>
---
 drivers/input/evdev.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/input/evdev.c b/drivers/input/evdev.c
index fd325ec..33e53a7 100644
--- a/drivers/input/evdev.c
+++ b/drivers/input/evdev.c
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ static int evdev_ungrab(struct evdev *evdev, struct evdev_client *client)
 	if (grab != client)
 		return  -EINVAL;
 
-	rcu_assign_pointer(evdev->grab, NULL);
+	RCU_INIT_POINTER(evdev->grab, NULL);
 	synchronize_rcu();
 	input_release_device(&evdev->handle);
 
-- 
1.9.1

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