netdev - Re: [PATCH] rcu: Replace rcu_assign_pointer(x, NULL) with RCU_INIT_POINTER(x, NULL) in drivers/input/input.c

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Message-ID: <20140318221656.GV4420@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date:	Tue, 18 Mar 2014 15:16:56 -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] rcu: Replace rcu_assign_pointer(x, NULL) with
 RCU_INIT_POINTER(x, NULL) in drivers/input/input.c

On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 03:30:29AM +0530, Monam Agarwal wrote:
> This patch replaces rcu_assign_pointer(x, NULL) with RCU_INIT_POINTER(x, NULL) in drivers/input/input.c
> 
> Signed-off-by: Monam Agarwal <monamagarwal123@...il.com>

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

> ---
>  drivers/input/input.c |    2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/input/input.c b/drivers/input/input.c
> index da38d97..41b5c82 100644
> --- a/drivers/input/input.c
> +++ b/drivers/input/input.c
> @@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ static void __input_release_device(struct input_handle *handle)
>  	struct input_dev *dev = handle->dev;
> 
>  	if (dev->grab == handle) {
> -		rcu_assign_pointer(dev->grab, NULL);
> +		RCU_INIT_POINTER(dev->grab, NULL);
>  		/* Make sure input_pass_event() notices that grab is gone */
>  		synchronize_rcu();
> 
> -- 
> 1.7.9.5
> 

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