cnic: Replace rcu_dereference() with rcu_access_pointer()
The "rcu_dereference()" calls are used directly in conditions.
Since their return values are never dereferenced it is recommended to use
"rcu_access_pointer()" instead of "rcu_dereference()".
Therefore, this patch makes the replacements.
The following Coccinelle semantic patch was used:
@@
@@
(
if(
(<+...
- rcu_dereference
+ rcu_access_pointer
(...)
...+>)) {...}
|
while(
(<+...
- rcu_dereference
+ rcu_access_pointer
(...)
...+>)) {...}
)
Signed-off-by: Andreea-Cristina Bernat <bernat.ada@gmail.com>
Acked-by: Michael Chan <mchan@broadcom.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/cnic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/cnic.c
index 27861a6..eef63a8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/cnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/cnic.c
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@
break;
rcu_read_lock();
- if (!rcu_dereference(cp->ulp_ops[CNIC_ULP_L4])) {
+ if (!rcu_access_pointer(cp->ulp_ops[CNIC_ULP_L4])) {
rc = -ENODEV;
rcu_read_unlock();
break;
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@
list_for_each_entry(dev, &cnic_dev_list, list) {
struct cnic_local *cp = dev->cnic_priv;
- if (rcu_dereference(cp->ulp_ops[ulp_type])) {
+ if (rcu_access_pointer(cp->ulp_ops[ulp_type])) {
pr_err("%s: Type %d still has devices registered\n",
__func__, ulp_type);
read_unlock(&cnic_dev_lock);
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@
mutex_unlock(&cnic_lock);
return -EAGAIN;
}
- if (rcu_dereference(cp->ulp_ops[ulp_type])) {
+ if (rcu_access_pointer(cp->ulp_ops[ulp_type])) {
pr_err("%s: Type %d has already been registered to this device\n",
__func__, ulp_type);
mutex_unlock(&cnic_lock);