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:
@@
@@
- rcu_assign_pointer
+ RCU_INIT_POINTER
(..., NULL)
Signed-off-by: Andreea-Cristina Bernat <bernat....@gmail.com>
---
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 1c4c0db..f9db5ea 100644
--- a/drivers/input/input.c
+++ b/drivers/input/input.c
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ 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
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