[PATCH] Input: use RCU_INIT_POINTER() when NULLing.
DORMANTno replies
From: Muhammad Falak R Wani <hidden>
Date: 2016-05-01 12:25:48
Also in:
lkml
Subsystem:
input (keyboard, mouse, joystick, touchscreen) drivers, the rest · Maintainers:
Dmitry Torokhov, Linus Torvalds
It is safe to use RCU_INIT_POINTER() to NULL a pointer, instead of rcu_assign_pointer(). This results in slightly smaller/faster code. Signed-off-by: Muhammad Falak R Wani <redacted> --- drivers/input/input.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/input/input.c b/drivers/input/input.c
index b87ffbd..e59ac56 100644
--- a/drivers/input/input.c
+++ b/drivers/input/input.c@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ static void __input_release_device(struct input_handle *handle) grabber = rcu_dereference_protected(dev->grab, lockdep_is_held(&dev->mutex)); if (grabber == handle) { - rcu_assign_pointer(dev->grab, NULL); + RCU_INIT_POINTER(dev->grab, NULL); /* Make sure input_pass_event() notices that grab is gone */ synchronize_rcu();
--
1.9.1