netdev - Re: [PATCH] net/openvswitch/flow.c: Replace rcu_dereference() with rcu_access

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Date:	Fri, 22 Aug 2014 12:28:20 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	bernat.ada@...il.com
Cc:	pshelar@...ira.com, dev@...nvswitch.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net/openvswitch/flow.c: Replace rcu_dereference() with
 rcu_access_pointer()

From: Andreea-Cristina Bernat <bernat.ada@...il.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2014 16:29:43 +0300

> The "rcu_dereference()" call is used directly in a condition.
> Since its return value is never dereferenced it is recommended to use
> "rcu_access_pointer()" instead of "rcu_dereference()".
> Therefore, this patch makes the replacement.
 ...
> Signed-off-by: Andreea-Cristina Bernat <bernat.ada@...il.com>

Applied.
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