Re: [PATCH] evdev: Replace rcu_assign_pointer() with RCU_INIT_POINTER()

Hi Andreea, On Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 05:44:45PM +0300, Andreea-Cristina Bernat wrote: > 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 instea

[PATCH] evdev: 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 semanti