[PATCH net-next] net: rtnetlink: convert rcu_assign_pointer to RCU_INIT_POINTER

From: Yajun Deng
Date: Sat Sep 18 2021 - 02:37:02 EST


It no need barrier when assigning a NULL value to an RCU protected
pointer. So use RCU_INIT_POINTER() instead for more fast.

Signed-off-by: Yajun Deng <yajun.deng@xxxxxxxxx>
---
net/core/rtnetlink.c | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index 972c8cb303a5..327ca6bc6e6d 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ int rtnl_unregister(int protocol, int msgtype)
}

link = rtnl_dereference(tab[msgindex]);
- rcu_assign_pointer(tab[msgindex], NULL);
+ RCU_INIT_POINTER(tab[msgindex], NULL);
rtnl_unlock();

kfree_rcu(link, rcu);
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ void rtnl_unregister_all(int protocol)
if (!link)
continue;

- rcu_assign_pointer(tab[msgindex], NULL);
+ RCU_INIT_POINTER(tab[msgindex], NULL);
kfree_rcu(link, rcu);
}
rtnl_unlock();
--
2.32.0