Re: [PATCH] lib: Use RCU_INIT_POINTER(x, NULL) in idr.c

On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 12:40:08AM +0530, Monam Agarwal wrote: > This patch replaces rcu_assign_pointer(x, NULL) with RCU_INIT_POINTER(x, NULL) > > The rcu_assign_pointer() ensures that the initialization of a structure > is carried out before storing a pointer to that structure. > And in

[PATCH] lib: Use RCU_INIT_POINTER(x, NULL) in idr.c

This patch replaces rcu_assign_pointer(x, NULL) with RCU_INIT_POINTER(x, NULL) The rcu_assign_pointer() ensures that the initialization of a structure is carried out before storing a pointer to that structure. And in the case of the NULL pointer, there is no structure to initialize. So, r