netdev - Re: [PATCH] mac80211: Replace rcu_dereference() with rcu_access

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Message-ID: <1409134463.2505.6.camel@jlt4.sipsolutions.net>
Date:	Wed, 27 Aug 2014 12:14:23 +0200
From:	Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>
To:	Andreea-Cristina Bernat <bernat.ada@...il.com>
Cc:	linville@...driver.com, davem@...emloft.net,
	linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mac80211: Replace rcu_dereference() with
 rcu_access_pointer()

On Sun, 2014-08-17 at 16:18 +0300, Andreea-Cristina Bernat wrote:
> The "rcu_dereference()" calls are used directly in conditions.
> Since their return values are never dereferenced it is recommended to
> use "rcu_access_pointer()" instead of "rcu_dereference()".
> Therefore, this patch makes the replacements.

Applied, thanks.

johannes

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