blk-ioc: Replace rcu_assign_pointer() with RCU_INIT_POINTER()
PATCH 1/1 blk-ioc: Replace rcu_assign_pointer() with RCU_INIT_POINTER()
The use of "rcu_assign_pointer()" is NULLing out the pointer. According to RCU_INIT_POINTER()'s block comment:
"1. This use of RCU_INIT_POINTER() is NULLing out the pointer"
it is better to use it instead of rcu_assign_pointer() because it has a smaller overhead.
The following Coccinelle semantic patch was used:
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- rcu_assign_pointer
+ RCU_INIT_POINTER
(..., NULL)
Signed-off-by Andreea-Cristina Bernat <[email protected]>
--- block/blk-ioc.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
block/blk-ioc.c +1 -1
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ static void ioc_destroy_icq(struct io_cq *icq)* will. Hint assignment itself can race safely. */ if (rcu_access_pointer (ioc->icq_hint) == icq) -rcu_assign_pointer (ioc->icq_hint,NULL ); +RCU_INIT_POINTER (ioc->icq_hint,NULL );ioc_exit_icq (icq);
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1.9.1