linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/9] rcu: Replace rcu_assign_pointer(x, NULL) with RCU_INIT_POINTER(x, NULL) in drivers/net/macvtap.c

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:	Tue, 18 Mar 2014 16:29:35 -0700
From:	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Monam Agarwal <monamagarwal123@...il.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	eddie.wai@...adcom.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/9] rcu: Replace rcu_assign_pointer(x, NULL) with
 RCU_INIT_POINTER(x, NULL) in drivers/net/macvtap.c

On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 04:14:31AM +0530, Monam Agarwal wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Monam Agarwal <monamagarwal123@...il.com>

Reviewed-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>

> ---
>  drivers/net/macvtap.c |    8 ++++----
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/macvtap.c b/drivers/net/macvtap.c
> index 1b7082d..7c88d13 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/macvtap.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/macvtap.c
> @@ -145,8 +145,8 @@ static void macvtap_put_queue(struct macvtap_queue *q)
>  	if (vlan) {
>  		int index = get_slot(vlan, q);
> 
> -		rcu_assign_pointer(vlan->taps[index], NULL);
> -		rcu_assign_pointer(q->vlan, NULL);
> +		RCU_INIT_POINTER(vlan->taps[index], NULL);
> +		RCU_INIT_POINTER(q->vlan, NULL);
>  		sock_put(&q->sk);
>  		--vlan->numvtaps;
>  	}
> @@ -223,8 +223,8 @@ static void macvtap_del_queues(struct net_device *dev)
>  					      lockdep_is_held(&macvtap_lock));
>  		if (q) {
>  			qlist[j++] = q;
> -			rcu_assign_pointer(vlan->taps[i], NULL);
> -			rcu_assign_pointer(q->vlan, NULL);
> +			RCU_INIT_POINTER(vlan->taps[i], NULL);
> +			RCU_INIT_POINTER(q->vlan, NULL);
>  			vlan->numvtaps--;
>  		}
>  	}
> -- 
> 1.7.9.5
> 

--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/