[PATCH 1/2] target: use RCU_INIT_POINTER() when NULLing.

From: Muhammad Falak R Wani
Date: Sun May 01 2016 - 08:52:23 EST


It is safe to use RCU_INIT_POINTER() to NULL, instead of
rcu_assign_pointer().
This results in slightly smaller/faster code.

The follwoing semantic patch was used:
<smpl>
@@
@@
- rcu_assign_pointer
+ RCU_INIT_POINTER
(..., NULL)

</smpl>

Signed-off-by: Muhammad Falak R Wani <falakreyaz@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/target/target_core_device.c | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_device.c b/drivers/target/target_core_device.c
index a4046ca..6f81e3b 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_device.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_device.c
@@ -432,8 +432,8 @@ void core_disable_device_list_for_node(
kref_put(&orig->pr_kref, target_pr_kref_release);
wait_for_completion(&orig->pr_comp);

- rcu_assign_pointer(orig->se_lun, NULL);
- rcu_assign_pointer(orig->se_lun_acl, NULL);
+ RCU_INIT_POINTER(orig->se_lun, NULL);
+ RCU_INIT_POINTER(orig->se_lun_acl, NULL);

kfree_rcu(orig, rcu_head);

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1.9.1