Re: [PATCH] rtl8188eu: rtw_xmit: Replace rcu_dereference() with rcu_access_pointer()

2014-09-09 Thread Andreea Bernat
The rcu_dereference() calls are no longer there. They were removed. Sorry, Andreea 2014-09-08 23:48 GMT+03:00 Greg KH : > On Thu, Sep 04, 2014 at 08:15:48PM +0300, Andreea-Cristina Bernat wrote: >> The "br_port" local variables obtained through the rcu_dereference() calls >> are >> not derefere

Re: [PATCH] rtl8188eu: rtw_xmit: Replace rcu_dereference() with rcu_access_pointer()

2014-09-08 Thread Greg KH
On Thu, Sep 04, 2014 at 08:15:48PM +0300, Andreea-Cristina Bernat wrote: > The "br_port" local variables obtained through the rcu_dereference() calls are > not dereferenced in the rest of their function. > Therefore, it is recommended to use rcu_access_pointer() instead of > rcu_dereference(). > Th

[PATCH] rtl8188eu: rtw_xmit: Replace rcu_dereference() with rcu_access_pointer()

2014-09-04 Thread Andreea-Cristina Bernat
The "br_port" local variables obtained through the rcu_dereference() calls are not dereferenced in the rest of their function. Therefore, it is recommended to use rcu_access_pointer() instead of rcu_dereference(). This patch makes the replacements. The first step to detect this was made with the f