[PATCH] block: partition: use RCU_INIT_POINTER() for NULLing.

From: Muhammad Falak R Wani
Date: Thu May 05 2016 - 13:54:25 EST


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

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

diff --git a/block/partition-generic.c b/block/partition-generic.c
index 2c6ae2a..e5219d5 100644
--- a/block/partition-generic.c
+++ b/block/partition-generic.c
@@ -262,8 +262,8 @@ void delete_partition(struct gendisk *disk, int partno)
if (!part)
return;

- rcu_assign_pointer(ptbl->part[partno], NULL);
- rcu_assign_pointer(ptbl->last_lookup, NULL);
+ RCU_INIT_POINTER(ptbl->part[partno], NULL);
+ RCU_INIT_POINTER(ptbl->last_lookup, NULL);
kobject_put(part->holder_dir);
device_del(part_to_dev(part));

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1.9.1