It is safe to use RCU_INIT_POINTER() to NULL a pointer, instead of rcu_assign_pointer(). This results in slightly smaller/faster code. Signed-off-by: Muhammad Falak R Wani <falakreyaz@xxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/input/evdev.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/input/evdev.c b/drivers/input/evdev.c index e9ae3d5..51875b5 100644 --- a/drivers/input/evdev.c +++ b/drivers/input/evdev.c @@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ static int evdev_ungrab(struct evdev *evdev, struct evdev_client *client) if (grab != client) return -EINVAL; - rcu_assign_pointer(evdev->grab, NULL); + RCU_INIT_POINTER(evdev->grab, NULL); synchronize_rcu(); input_release_device(&evdev->handle); -- 1.9.1 -- 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