[PATCH] staging/rdma/hfi1: use RCU_INIT_POINTER() when NULLing.
From: Muhammad Falak R Wani
Date: Sun May 01 2016 - 08:35:44 EST
It is safe to use RCU_INIT_POINTER() to NULL a pointer, instead of
rcu_assign_pointer().
This results in slightly smaller/faster code.
Signed-off-by: Muhammad Falak R Wani <falakreyaz@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/init.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/init.c b/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/init.c
index cfcdc16..34e0f90 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/init.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/init.c
@@ -1303,7 +1303,7 @@ static void cleanup_device_data(struct hfi1_devdata *dd)
spin_lock(&ppd->cc_state_lock);
cc_state = get_cc_state(ppd);
- rcu_assign_pointer(ppd->cc_state, NULL);
+ RCU_INIT_POINTER(ppd->cc_state, NULL);
spin_unlock(&ppd->cc_state_lock);
if (cc_state)
--
1.9.1