There is no need to call synchronize_rcu() after a list insertion, or a NULL->ptr assignment. However, the reverse operations do need this call. Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@xxxxxxxxx> CC: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, --- drivers/input/evdev.c | 2 -- drivers/input/input.c | 1 - drivers/input/joydev.c | 1 - drivers/input/mousedev.c | 1 - 4 files changed, 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/input/evdev.c b/drivers/input/evdev.c index 88d8e4c..c00e751 100644 --- a/drivers/input/evdev.c +++ b/drivers/input/evdev.c @@ -159,7 +159,6 @@ static int evdev_grab(struct evdev *evdev, struct evdev_client *client) return error; rcu_assign_pointer(evdev->grab, client); - synchronize_rcu(); return 0; } @@ -182,7 +181,6 @@ static void evdev_attach_client(struct evdev *evdev, spin_lock(&evdev->client_lock); list_add_tail_rcu(&client->node, &evdev->client_list); spin_unlock(&evdev->client_lock); - synchronize_rcu(); } static void evdev_detach_client(struct evdev *evdev, diff --git a/drivers/input/input.c b/drivers/input/input.c index ebbceed..75e11c7 100644 --- a/drivers/input/input.c +++ b/drivers/input/input.c @@ -451,7 +451,6 @@ int input_grab_device(struct input_handle *handle) } rcu_assign_pointer(dev->grab, handle); - synchronize_rcu(); out: mutex_unlock(&dev->mutex); diff --git a/drivers/input/joydev.c b/drivers/input/joydev.c index 5688b5c..c24ec2d 100644 --- a/drivers/input/joydev.c +++ b/drivers/input/joydev.c @@ -180,7 +180,6 @@ static void joydev_attach_client(struct joydev *joydev, spin_lock(&joydev->client_lock); list_add_tail_rcu(&client->node, &joydev->client_list); spin_unlock(&joydev->client_lock); - synchronize_rcu(); } static void joydev_detach_client(struct joydev *joydev, diff --git a/drivers/input/mousedev.c b/drivers/input/mousedev.c index 7630273..257e033 100644 --- a/drivers/input/mousedev.c +++ b/drivers/input/mousedev.c @@ -508,7 +508,6 @@ static void mousedev_attach_client(struct mousedev *mousedev, spin_lock(&mousedev->client_lock); list_add_tail_rcu(&client->node, &mousedev->client_list); spin_unlock(&mousedev->client_lock); - synchronize_rcu(); } static void mousedev_detach_client(struct mousedev *mousedev, -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-input" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
