The rcu_assign_pointer() ensures that the initialization of a structure is carried out before storing a pointer to that structre. It is always safe to use RCU_INIT_POINTER() to NULL a pointer, instead of rcu_assign_pointer(). This results in slightly smaller/faster code. The following semantic patch was used: <smpl> @@ @@ - rcu_assign_pointer + RCU_INIT_POINTER (..., NULL) </smpl> Signed-off-by: Muhammad Falak R Wani <falakreyaz@xxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_fence.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_fence.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_fence.c index d81f1f4..4500ff1 100644 --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_fence.c +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_fence.c @@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ void amdgpu_fence_process(struct amdgpu_ring *ring) /* There is always exactly one thread signaling this fence slot */ fence = rcu_dereference_protected(*ptr, 1); - rcu_assign_pointer(*ptr, NULL); + RCU_INIT_POINTER(*ptr, NULL); BUG_ON(!fence); -- 1.9.1 _______________________________________________ dri-devel mailing list dri-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/dri-devel
