ipoib: Replace rcu_assign_pointer() with RCU_INIT_POINTER()
PATCH 1/1 ipoib: 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]>
--- drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c +1 -1
@@ -1229,7 +1229,7 @@ static void ipoib_flush_neighs(struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv) } free_htbl: -rcu_assign_pointer (ntbl->htbl,NULL ); +RCU_INIT_POINTER (ntbl->htbl,NULL );call_rcu (&htbl->rcu, neigh_hash_free_rcu); out_unlock:
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