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net/openvswitch/flow.c: Replace rcu_dereference() with rcu_access_pointer()
authorAndreea-Cristina Bernat <bernat.ada@gmail.com>
Sun, 17 Aug 2014 13:29:43 +0000 (16:29 +0300)
committerDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Fri, 22 Aug 2014 19:23:10 +0000 (12:23 -0700)
commit8c6b00c816191ded80d1ccd5164b53168255ec15
tree8e5e9af329e34d0c26c76d870a49229914679d42
parente6b688838e25b22e10dd273b48581cb2f62ec16e
net/openvswitch/flow.c: Replace rcu_dereference() with rcu_access_pointer()

The "rcu_dereference()" call is used directly in a condition.
Since its return value is never dereferenced it is recommended to use
"rcu_access_pointer()" instead of "rcu_dereference()".
Therefore, this patch makes the replacement.

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>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
net/openvswitch/flow.c