[BUG] commit a9b3cd7f32 is a mess

[BUG] commit a9b3cd7f32 is a mess

[Eric Dumazet]

commit a9b3cd7f32 (rcu: convert uses of rcu_assign_pointer(x, NULL) to
RCU_INIT_POINTER) is complete garbage.

Real content of this commit doesnt reflect Changelog claim.

I found this while trying to understand a 3.2 regression in IGMP code.

	iml->sfmode = MCAST_EXCLUDE;
-	rcu_assign_pointer(inet->mc_list, iml);
+	RCU_INIT_POINTER(inet->mc_list, iml);

Obviously iml is not NULL here.

Please Paul dont Ack a patch only reading the Changelog.

I'll make a patch to revert all non NULL uses.

[PATCH] net: reintroduce missing rcu_assign_pointer() calls

[Eric Dumazet]

commit a9b3cd7f32 (rcu: convert uses of rcu_assign_pointer(x, NULL) to
RCU_INIT_POINTER) did a lot of incorrect changes, since it did a
complete conversion of rcu_assign_pointer(x, y) to RCU_INIT_POINTER(x,
y).

We miss needed barriers, even on x86, when y is not NULL.

Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com>
CC: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@vyatta.com>
CC: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
---
 net/core/net-sysfs.c                 |    6 +++---
 net/core/netpoll.c                   |    2 +-
 net/decnet/dn_dev.c                  |    4 ++--
 net/ipv4/devinet.c                   |    2 +-
 net/ipv4/fib_trie.c                  |   10 +++++-----
 net/ipv4/igmp.c                      |    8 ++++----
 net/ipv4/ipip.c                      |    8 ++++----
 net/ipv4/ipmr.c                      |    2 +-
 net/ipv6/addrconf.c                  |    2 +-
 net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c                |    8 ++++----
 net/ipv6/raw.c                       |    2 +-
 net/ipv6/sit.c                       |   10 +++++-----
 net/mac80211/agg-rx.c                |    2 +-
 net/mac80211/cfg.c                   |    4 ++--
 net/mac80211/ibss.c                  |    2 +-
 net/mac80211/sta_info.c              |    6 +++---
 net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c    |    2 +-
 net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ecache.c  |    4 ++--
 net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_extend.c  |    2 +-
 net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.c  |    2 +-
 net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c |    2 +-
 net/netfilter/nf_log.c               |    6 +++---
 net/netfilter/nf_queue.c             |    2 +-
 net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c            |    4 ++--
 net/netlabel/netlabel_domainhash.c   |    4 ++--
 net/netlabel/netlabel_unlabeled.c    |    6 ++----
 net/phonet/af_phonet.c               |    2 +-
 net/phonet/pn_dev.c                  |    2 +-
 net/phonet/socket.c                  |    2 +-
 net/socket.c                         |    2 +-
 net/sunrpc/auth_gss/auth_gss.c       |    2 +-
 net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c                 |    2 +-
 32 files changed, 61 insertions(+), 63 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/core/net-sysfs.c b/net/core/net-sysfs.c
index abf4393..f3dbd4f 100644
--- a/net/core/net-sysfs.c
+++ b/net/core/net-sysfs.c
@@ -1177,9 +1177,9 @@ static ssize_t store_xps_map(struct netdev_queue *queue,
 			nonempty = 1;
 	}
 
-	if (nonempty)
-		RCU_INIT_POINTER(dev->xps_maps, new_dev_maps);
-	else {
+	if (nonempty) {
+		rcu_assign_pointer(dev->xps_maps, new_dev_maps);
+	} else {
 		kfree(new_dev_maps);
 		RCU_INIT_POINTER(dev->xps_maps, NULL);
 	}
diff --git a/net/core/netpoll.c b/net/core/netpoll.c
index 0d38808..556b082 100644
--- a/net/core/netpoll.c
+++ b/net/core/netpoll.c
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ int __netpoll_setup(struct netpoll *np)
 	}
 
 	/* last thing to do is link it to the net device structure */
-	RCU_INIT_POINTER(ndev->npinfo, npinfo);
+	rcu_assign_pointer(ndev->npinfo, npinfo);
 
 	return 0;
 
diff --git a/net/decnet/dn_dev.c b/net/decnet/dn_dev.c
index 2ab16e1..74d321a 100644
--- a/net/decnet/dn_dev.c
+++ b/net/decnet/dn_dev.c
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ static int dn_dev_insert_ifa(struct dn_dev *dn_db, struct dn_ifaddr *ifa)
 	}
 
 	ifa->ifa_next = dn_db->ifa_list;
-	RCU_INIT_POINTER(dn_db->ifa_list, ifa);
+	rcu_assign_pointer(dn_db->ifa_list, ifa);
 
 	dn_ifaddr_notify(RTM_NEWADDR, ifa);
 	blocking_notifier_call_chain(&dnaddr_chain, NETDEV_UP, ifa);
@@ -1093,7 +1093,7 @@ static struct dn_dev *dn_dev_create(struct net_device *dev, int *err)
 
 	memcpy(&dn_db->parms, p, sizeof(struct dn_dev_parms));
 
-	RCU_INIT_POINTER(dev->dn_ptr, dn_db);
+	rcu_assign_pointer(dev->dn_ptr, dn_db);
 	dn_db->dev = dev;
 	init_timer(&dn_db->timer);
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/devinet.c b/net/ipv4/devinet.c
index 65f01dc..e41c40f 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/devinet.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/devinet.c
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ static struct in_device *inetdev_init(struct net_device *dev)
 		ip_mc_up(in_dev);
 
 	/* we can receive as soon as ip_ptr is set -- do this last */
-	RCU_INIT_POINTER(dev->ip_ptr, in_dev);
+	rcu_assign_pointer(dev->ip_ptr, in_dev);
 out:
 	return in_dev;
 out_kfree:
diff --git a/net/ipv4/fib_trie.c b/net/ipv4/fib_trie.c
index d04b13a..2b555a5 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/fib_trie.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/fib_trie.c
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ static inline struct tnode *node_parent_rcu(const struct rt_trie_node *node)
 	return (struct tnode *)(parent & ~NODE_TYPE_MASK);
 }
 
-/* Same as RCU_INIT_POINTER
+/* Same as rcu_assign_pointer
  * but that macro() assumes that value is a pointer.
  */
 static inline void node_set_parent(struct rt_trie_node *node, struct tnode *ptr)
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ static void tnode_put_child_reorg(struct tnode *tn, int i, struct rt_trie_node *
 	if (n)
 		node_set_parent(n, tn);
 
-	RCU_INIT_POINTER(tn->child[i], n);
+	rcu_assign_pointer(tn->child[i], n);
 }
 
 #define MAX_WORK 10
@@ -1015,7 +1015,7 @@ static void trie_rebalance(struct trie *t, struct tnode *tn)
 
 		tp = node_parent((struct rt_trie_node *) tn);
 		if (!tp)
-			RCU_INIT_POINTER(t->trie, (struct rt_trie_node *)tn);
+			rcu_assign_pointer(t->trie, (struct rt_trie_node *)tn);
 
 		tnode_free_flush();
 		if (!tp)
@@ -1027,7 +1027,7 @@ static void trie_rebalance(struct trie *t, struct tnode *tn)
 	if (IS_TNODE(tn))
 		tn = (struct tnode *)resize(t, (struct tnode *)tn);
 
-	RCU_INIT_POINTER(t->trie, (struct rt_trie_node *)tn);
+	rcu_assign_pointer(t->trie, (struct rt_trie_node *)tn);
 	tnode_free_flush();
 }
 
@@ -1164,7 +1164,7 @@ static struct list_head *fib_insert_node(struct trie *t, u32 key, int plen)
 			put_child(t, (struct tnode *)tp, cindex,
 				  (struct rt_trie_node *)tn);
 		} else {
-			RCU_INIT_POINTER(t->trie, (struct rt_trie_node *)tn);
+			rcu_assign_pointer(t->trie, (struct rt_trie_node *)tn);
 			tp = tn;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/net/ipv4/igmp.c b/net/ipv4/igmp.c
index 5104bc0..450e5d2 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/igmp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/igmp.c
@@ -1249,7 +1249,7 @@ void ip_mc_inc_group(struct in_device *in_dev, __be32 addr)
 
 	im->next_rcu = in_dev->mc_list;
 	in_dev->mc_count++;
-	RCU_INIT_POINTER(in_dev->mc_list, im);
+	rcu_assign_pointer(in_dev->mc_list, im);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IP_MULTICAST
 	igmpv3_del_delrec(in_dev, im->multiaddr);
@@ -1821,7 +1821,7 @@ int ip_mc_join_group(struct sock *sk , struct ip_mreqn *imr)
 	iml->next_rcu = inet->mc_list;
 	iml->sflist = NULL;
 	iml->sfmode = MCAST_EXCLUDE;
-	RCU_INIT_POINTER(inet->mc_list, iml);
+	rcu_assign_pointer(inet->mc_list, iml);
 	ip_mc_inc_group(in_dev, addr);
 	err = 0;
 done:
@@ -2008,7 +2008,7 @@ int ip_mc_source(int add, int omode, struct sock *sk, struct
 			atomic_sub(IP_SFLSIZE(psl->sl_max), &sk->sk_omem_alloc);
 			kfree_rcu(psl, rcu);
 		}
-		RCU_INIT_POINTER(pmc->sflist, newpsl);
+		rcu_assign_pointer(pmc->sflist, newpsl);
 		psl = newpsl;
 	}
 	rv = 1;	/* > 0 for insert logic below if sl_count is 0 */
@@ -2111,7 +2111,7 @@ int ip_mc_msfilter(struct sock *sk, struct ip_msfilter *msf, int ifindex)
 	} else
 		(void) ip_mc_del_src(in_dev, &msf->imsf_multiaddr, pmc->sfmode,
 			0, NULL, 0);
-	RCU_INIT_POINTER(pmc->sflist, newpsl);
+	rcu_assign_pointer(pmc->sflist, newpsl);
 	pmc->sfmode = msf->imsf_fmode;
 	err = 0;
 done:
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ipip.c b/net/ipv4/ipip.c
index 413ed1b..22a1993 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ipip.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ipip.c
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ static void ipip_tunnel_unlink(struct ipip_net *ipn, struct ip_tunnel *t)
 	     (iter = rtnl_dereference(*tp)) != NULL;
 	     tp = &iter->next) {
 		if (t == iter) {
-			RCU_INIT_POINTER(*tp, t->next);
+			rcu_assign_pointer(*tp, t->next);
 			break;
 		}
 	}
@@ -241,8 +241,8 @@ static void ipip_tunnel_link(struct ipip_net *ipn, struct ip_tunnel *t)
 {
 	struct ip_tunnel __rcu **tp = ipip_bucket(ipn, t);
 
-	RCU_INIT_POINTER(t->next, rtnl_dereference(*tp));
-	RCU_INIT_POINTER(*tp, t);
+	rcu_assign_pointer(t->next, rtnl_dereference(*tp));
+	rcu_assign_pointer(*tp, t);
 }
 
 static struct ip_tunnel * ipip_tunnel_locate(struct net *net,
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@ static int __net_init ipip_fb_tunnel_init(struct net_device *dev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	dev_hold(dev);
-	RCU_INIT_POINTER(ipn->tunnels_wc[0], tunnel);
+	rcu_assign_pointer(ipn->tunnels_wc[0], tunnel);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ipmr.c b/net/ipv4/ipmr.c
index 8e54490..7bc2db6 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ipmr.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ipmr.c
@@ -1225,7 +1225,7 @@ int ip_mroute_setsockopt(struct sock *sk, int optname, char __user *optval, unsi
 
 		ret = ip_ra_control(sk, 1, mrtsock_destruct);
 		if (ret == 0) {
-			RCU_INIT_POINTER(mrt->mroute_sk, sk);
+			rcu_assign_pointer(mrt->mroute_sk, sk);
 			IPV4_DEVCONF_ALL(net, MC_FORWARDING)++;
 		}
 		rtnl_unlock();
diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
index 0ba0866..a225d5e 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ static struct inet6_dev * ipv6_add_dev(struct net_device *dev)
 	ndev->tstamp = jiffies;
 	addrconf_sysctl_register(ndev);
 	/* protected by rtnl_lock */
-	RCU_INIT_POINTER(dev->ip6_ptr, ndev);
+	rcu_assign_pointer(dev->ip6_ptr, ndev);
 
 	/* Join all-node multicast group */
 	ipv6_dev_mc_inc(dev, &in6addr_linklocal_allnodes);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
index e1f7761..aa21da6 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
@@ -218,8 +218,8 @@ ip6_tnl_link(struct ip6_tnl_net *ip6n, struct ip6_tnl *t)
 {
 	struct ip6_tnl __rcu **tp = ip6_tnl_bucket(ip6n, &t->parms);
 
-	RCU_INIT_POINTER(t->next , rtnl_dereference(*tp));
-	RCU_INIT_POINTER(*tp, t);
+	rcu_assign_pointer(t->next , rtnl_dereference(*tp));
+	rcu_assign_pointer(*tp, t);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ ip6_tnl_unlink(struct ip6_tnl_net *ip6n, struct ip6_tnl *t)
 	     (iter = rtnl_dereference(*tp)) != NULL;
 	     tp = &iter->next) {
 		if (t == iter) {
-			RCU_INIT_POINTER(*tp, t->next);
+			rcu_assign_pointer(*tp, t->next);
 			break;
 		}
 	}
@@ -1450,7 +1450,7 @@ static int __net_init ip6_fb_tnl_dev_init(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	t->parms.proto = IPPROTO_IPV6;
 	dev_hold(dev);
-	RCU_INIT_POINTER(ip6n->tnls_wc[0], t);
+	rcu_assign_pointer(ip6n->tnls_wc[0], t);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/raw.c b/net/ipv6/raw.c
index a4894f4..d02f7e4 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/raw.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/raw.c
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ static mh_filter_t __rcu *mh_filter __read_mostly;
 
 int rawv6_mh_filter_register(mh_filter_t filter)
 {
-	RCU_INIT_POINTER(mh_filter, filter);
+	rcu_assign_pointer(mh_filter, filter);
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(rawv6_mh_filter_register);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/sit.c b/net/ipv6/sit.c
index 3b6dac9..133768e 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/sit.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/sit.c
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ static void ipip6_tunnel_unlink(struct sit_net *sitn, struct ip_tunnel *t)
 	     (iter = rtnl_dereference(*tp)) != NULL;
 	     tp = &iter->next) {
 		if (t == iter) {
-			RCU_INIT_POINTER(*tp, t->next);
+			rcu_assign_pointer(*tp, t->next);
 			break;
 		}
 	}
@@ -192,8 +192,8 @@ static void ipip6_tunnel_link(struct sit_net *sitn, struct ip_tunnel *t)
 {
 	struct ip_tunnel __rcu **tp = ipip6_bucket(sitn, t);
 
-	RCU_INIT_POINTER(t->next, rtnl_dereference(*tp));
-	RCU_INIT_POINTER(*tp, t);
+	rcu_assign_pointer(t->next, rtnl_dereference(*tp));
+	rcu_assign_pointer(*tp, t);
 }
 
 static void ipip6_tunnel_clone_6rd(struct net_device *dev, struct sit_net *sitn)
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ ipip6_tunnel_add_prl(struct ip_tunnel *t, struct ip_tunnel_prl *a, int chg)
 	p->addr = a->addr;
 	p->flags = a->flags;
 	t->prl_count++;
-	RCU_INIT_POINTER(t->prl, p);
+	rcu_assign_pointer(t->prl, p);
 out:
 	return err;
 }
@@ -1177,7 +1177,7 @@ static int __net_init ipip6_fb_tunnel_init(struct net_device *dev)
 	if (!dev->tstats)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	dev_hold(dev);
-	RCU_INIT_POINTER(sitn->tunnels_wc[0], tunnel);
+	rcu_assign_pointer(sitn->tunnels_wc[0], tunnel);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/mac80211/agg-rx.c b/net/mac80211/agg-rx.c
index 96debba..1068f66 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/agg-rx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/agg-rx.c
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ void ieee80211_process_addba_request(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 	status = WLAN_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 
 	/* activate it for RX */
-	RCU_INIT_POINTER(sta->ampdu_mlme.tid_rx[tid], tid_agg_rx);
+	rcu_assign_pointer(sta->ampdu_mlme.tid_rx[tid], tid_agg_rx);
 
 	if (timeout)
 		mod_timer(&tid_agg_rx->session_timer, TU_TO_EXP_TIME(timeout));
diff --git a/net/mac80211/cfg.c b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
index 850bb96..e60df48 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/cfg.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ static int ieee80211_config_beacon(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 
 	sdata->vif.bss_conf.dtim_period = new->dtim_period;
 
-	RCU_INIT_POINTER(sdata->u.ap.beacon, new);
+	rcu_assign_pointer(sdata->u.ap.beacon, new);
 
 	synchronize_rcu();
 
@@ -1033,7 +1033,7 @@ static int ieee80211_change_station(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 				return -EBUSY;
 			}
 
-			RCU_INIT_POINTER(vlansdata->u.vlan.sta, sta);
+			rcu_assign_pointer(vlansdata->u.vlan.sta, sta);
 		}
 
 		sta->sdata = vlansdata;
diff --git a/net/mac80211/ibss.c b/net/mac80211/ibss.c
index f8a32bf..b3d76b7 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ibss.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/ibss.c
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ static void __ieee80211_sta_join_ibss(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 		*pos++ = 0; /* U-APSD no in use */
 	}
 
-	RCU_INIT_POINTER(ifibss->presp, skb);
+	rcu_assign_pointer(ifibss->presp, skb);
 
 	sdata->vif.bss_conf.beacon_int = beacon_int;
 	sdata->vif.bss_conf.basic_rates = basic_rates;
diff --git a/net/mac80211/sta_info.c b/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
index b197136..3c428d4 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ static int sta_info_hash_del(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 	if (!s)
 		return -ENOENT;
 	if (s == sta) {
-		RCU_INIT_POINTER(local->sta_hash[STA_HASH(sta->sta.addr)],
+		rcu_assign_pointer(local->sta_hash[STA_HASH(sta->sta.addr)],
 				   s->hnext);
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ static int sta_info_hash_del(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 		s = rcu_dereference_protected(s->hnext,
 					lockdep_is_held(&local->sta_mtx));
 	if (rcu_access_pointer(s->hnext)) {
-		RCU_INIT_POINTER(s->hnext, sta->hnext);
+		rcu_assign_pointer(s->hnext, sta->hnext);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ static void sta_info_hash_add(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 {
 	lockdep_assert_held(&local->sta_mtx);
 	sta->hnext = local->sta_hash[STA_HASH(sta->sta.addr)];
-	RCU_INIT_POINTER(local->sta_hash[STA_HASH(sta->sta.addr)], sta);
+	rcu_assign_pointer(local->sta_hash[STA_HASH(sta->sta.addr)], sta);
 }
 
 static void sta_unblock(struct work_struct *wk)
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
index e875f89..76613f5 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ init_conntrack(struct net *net, struct nf_conn *tmpl,
 		if (exp->helper) {
 			help = nf_ct_helper_ext_add(ct, GFP_ATOMIC);
 			if (help)
-				RCU_INIT_POINTER(help->helper, exp->helper);
+				rcu_assign_pointer(help->helper, exp->helper);
 		}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_MARK
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ecache.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ecache.c
index b62c414..14af632 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ecache.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ecache.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ int nf_conntrack_register_notifier(struct net *net,
 		ret = -EBUSY;
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
-	RCU_INIT_POINTER(net->ct.nf_conntrack_event_cb, new);
+	rcu_assign_pointer(net->ct.nf_conntrack_event_cb, new);
 	mutex_unlock(&nf_ct_ecache_mutex);
 	return ret;
 
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ int nf_ct_expect_register_notifier(struct net *net,
 		ret = -EBUSY;
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
-	RCU_INIT_POINTER(net->ct.nf_expect_event_cb, new);
+	rcu_assign_pointer(net->ct.nf_expect_event_cb, new);
 	mutex_unlock(&nf_ct_ecache_mutex);
 	return ret;
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_extend.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_extend.c
index 4605c94..641ff5f 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_extend.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_extend.c
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ int nf_ct_extend_register(struct nf_ct_ext_type *type)
 	   before updating alloc_size */
 	type->alloc_size = ALIGN(sizeof(struct nf_ct_ext), type->align)
 			   + type->len;
-	RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_ct_ext_types[type->id], type);
+	rcu_assign_pointer(nf_ct_ext_types[type->id], type);
 	update_alloc_size(type);
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&nf_ct_ext_type_mutex);
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.c
index c9e0de0..299fec9 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.c
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ int __nf_ct_try_assign_helper(struct nf_conn *ct, struct nf_conn *tmpl,
 		memset(&help->help, 0, sizeof(help->help));
 	}
 
-	RCU_INIT_POINTER(help->helper, helper);
+	rcu_assign_pointer(help->helper, helper);
 out:
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
index e07dc3a..2a4834b 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
@@ -1172,7 +1172,7 @@ ctnetlink_change_helper(struct nf_conn *ct, const struct nlattr * const cda[])
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
 
-	RCU_INIT_POINTER(help->helper, helper);
+	rcu_assign_pointer(help->helper, helper);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_log.c b/net/netfilter/nf_log.c
index ce0c406..957374a 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_log.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_log.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ int nf_log_register(u_int8_t pf, struct nf_logger *logger)
 		llog = rcu_dereference_protected(nf_loggers[pf],
 						 lockdep_is_held(&nf_log_mutex));
 		if (llog == NULL)
-			RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_loggers[pf], logger);
+			rcu_assign_pointer(nf_loggers[pf], logger);
 	}
 
 	mutex_unlock(&nf_log_mutex);
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ int nf_log_bind_pf(u_int8_t pf, const struct nf_logger *logger)
 		mutex_unlock(&nf_log_mutex);
 		return -ENOENT;
 	}
-	RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_loggers[pf], logger);
+	rcu_assign_pointer(nf_loggers[pf], logger);
 	mutex_unlock(&nf_log_mutex);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ static int nf_log_proc_dostring(ctl_table *table, int write,
 			mutex_unlock(&nf_log_mutex);
 			return -ENOENT;
 		}
-		RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_loggers[tindex], logger);
+		rcu_assign_pointer(nf_loggers[tindex], logger);
 		mutex_unlock(&nf_log_mutex);
 	} else {
 		mutex_lock(&nf_log_mutex);
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_queue.c b/net/netfilter/nf_queue.c
index 99ffd28..b3a7db6 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_queue.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_queue.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ int nf_register_queue_handler(u_int8_t pf, const struct nf_queue_handler *qh)
 	else if (old)
 		ret = -EBUSY;
 	else {
-		RCU_INIT_POINTER(queue_handler[pf], qh);
+		rcu_assign_pointer(queue_handler[pf], qh);
 		ret = 0;
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&queue_handler_mutex);
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c
index c879c1a..b4f8d84 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ int nfnetlink_subsys_register(const struct nfnetlink_subsystem *n)
 		nfnl_unlock();
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
-	RCU_INIT_POINTER(subsys_table[n->subsys_id], n);
+	rcu_assign_pointer(subsys_table[n->subsys_id], n);
 	nfnl_unlock();
 
 	return 0;
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ static int __net_init nfnetlink_net_init(struct net *net)
 	if (!nfnl)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	net->nfnl_stash = nfnl;
-	RCU_INIT_POINTER(net->nfnl, nfnl);
+	rcu_assign_pointer(net->nfnl, nfnl);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/netlabel/netlabel_domainhash.c b/net/netlabel/netlabel_domainhash.c
index 3820411..d8d4243 100644
--- a/net/netlabel/netlabel_domainhash.c
+++ b/net/netlabel/netlabel_domainhash.c
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ int __init netlbl_domhsh_init(u32 size)
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&hsh_tbl->tbl[iter]);
 
 	spin_lock(&netlbl_domhsh_lock);
-	RCU_INIT_POINTER(netlbl_domhsh, hsh_tbl);
+	rcu_assign_pointer(netlbl_domhsh, hsh_tbl);
 	spin_unlock(&netlbl_domhsh_lock);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ int netlbl_domhsh_add(struct netlbl_dom_map *entry,
 				    &rcu_dereference(netlbl_domhsh)->tbl[bkt]);
 		} else {
 			INIT_LIST_HEAD(&entry->list);
-			RCU_INIT_POINTER(netlbl_domhsh_def, entry);
+			rcu_assign_pointer(netlbl_domhsh_def, entry);
 		}
 
 		if (entry->type == NETLBL_NLTYPE_ADDRSELECT) {
diff --git a/net/netlabel/netlabel_unlabeled.c b/net/netlabel/netlabel_unlabeled.c
index 4b5fa0f..e7ff694 100644
--- a/net/netlabel/netlabel_unlabeled.c
+++ b/net/netlabel/netlabel_unlabeled.c
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ static struct netlbl_unlhsh_iface *netlbl_unlhsh_add_iface(int ifindex)
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&iface->list);
 		if (netlbl_unlhsh_rcu_deref(netlbl_unlhsh_def) != NULL)
 			goto add_iface_failure;
-		RCU_INIT_POINTER(netlbl_unlhsh_def, iface);
+		rcu_assign_pointer(netlbl_unlhsh_def, iface);
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&netlbl_unlhsh_lock);
 
@@ -1447,11 +1447,9 @@ int __init netlbl_unlabel_init(u32 size)
 	for (iter = 0; iter < hsh_tbl->size; iter++)
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&hsh_tbl->tbl[iter]);
 
-	rcu_read_lock();
 	spin_lock(&netlbl_unlhsh_lock);
-	RCU_INIT_POINTER(netlbl_unlhsh, hsh_tbl);
+	rcu_assign_pointer(netlbl_unlhsh, hsh_tbl);
 	spin_unlock(&netlbl_unlhsh_lock);
-	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	register_netdevice_notifier(&netlbl_unlhsh_netdev_notifier);
 
diff --git a/net/phonet/af_phonet.c b/net/phonet/af_phonet.c
index bf10ea8..d65f699 100644
--- a/net/phonet/af_phonet.c
+++ b/net/phonet/af_phonet.c
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ int __init_or_module phonet_proto_register(unsigned int protocol,
 	if (proto_tab[protocol])
 		err = -EBUSY;
 	else
-		RCU_INIT_POINTER(proto_tab[protocol], pp);
+		rcu_assign_pointer(proto_tab[protocol], pp);
 	mutex_unlock(&proto_tab_lock);
 
 	return err;
diff --git a/net/phonet/pn_dev.c b/net/phonet/pn_dev.c
index c582761..9b9a85e 100644
--- a/net/phonet/pn_dev.c
+++ b/net/phonet/pn_dev.c
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ int phonet_route_add(struct net_device *dev, u8 daddr)
 	daddr = daddr >> 2;
 	mutex_lock(&routes->lock);
 	if (routes->table[daddr] == NULL) {
-		RCU_INIT_POINTER(routes->table[daddr], dev);
+		rcu_assign_pointer(routes->table[daddr], dev);
 		dev_hold(dev);
 		err = 0;
 	}
diff --git a/net/phonet/socket.c b/net/phonet/socket.c
index 3f8d0b1..4c7eff3 100644
--- a/net/phonet/socket.c
+++ b/net/phonet/socket.c
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ int pn_sock_bind_res(struct sock *sk, u8 res)
 	mutex_lock(&resource_mutex);
 	if (pnres.sk[res] == NULL) {
 		sock_hold(sk);
-		RCU_INIT_POINTER(pnres.sk[res], sk);
+		rcu_assign_pointer(pnres.sk[res], sk);
 		ret = 0;
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&resource_mutex);
diff --git a/net/socket.c b/net/socket.c
index e56162c..28a96af 100644
--- a/net/socket.c
+++ b/net/socket.c
@@ -2492,7 +2492,7 @@ int sock_register(const struct net_proto_family *ops)
 				      lockdep_is_held(&net_family_lock)))
 		err = -EEXIST;
 	else {
-		RCU_INIT_POINTER(net_families[ops->family], ops);
+		rcu_assign_pointer(net_families[ops->family], ops);
 		err = 0;
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&net_family_lock);
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/auth_gss.c b/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/auth_gss.c
index 28d72d2..affa631 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/auth_gss.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/auth_gss.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ gss_cred_set_ctx(struct rpc_cred *cred, struct gss_cl_ctx *ctx)
 	if (!test_bit(RPCAUTH_CRED_NEW, &cred->cr_flags))
 		return;
 	gss_get_ctx(ctx);
-	RCU_INIT_POINTER(gss_cred->gc_ctx, ctx);
+	rcu_assign_pointer(gss_cred->gc_ctx, ctx);
 	set_bit(RPCAUTH_CRED_UPTODATE, &cred->cr_flags);
 	smp_mb__before_clear_bit();
 	clear_bit(RPCAUTH_CRED_NEW, &cred->cr_flags);
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
index e0d747a..637f11a 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
@@ -2927,7 +2927,7 @@ static int __net_init xfrm_user_net_init(struct net *net)
 	if (nlsk == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	net->xfrm.nlsk_stash = nlsk; /* Don't set to NULL */
-	RCU_INIT_POINTER(net->xfrm.nlsk, nlsk);
+	rcu_assign_pointer(net->xfrm.nlsk, nlsk);
 	return 0;
 }
 

Re: [PATCH] net: reintroduce missing rcu_assign_pointer() calls

[Stephen Hemminger]

On Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:41:32 +0100
Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com> wrote:

> commit a9b3cd7f32 (rcu: convert uses of rcu_assign_pointer(x, NULL) to
> RCU_INIT_POINTER) did a lot of incorrect changes, since it did a
> complete conversion of rcu_assign_pointer(x, y) to RCU_INIT_POINTER(x,
> y).
> 

Agreed. Looks like the script was too aggressive.

Re: [BUG] commit a9b3cd7f32 is a mess

[Paul E. McKenney]

On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 02:56:43PM +0100, Eric Dumazet wrote:
> commit a9b3cd7f32 (rcu: convert uses of rcu_assign_pointer(x, NULL) to
> RCU_INIT_POINTER) is complete garbage.
> 
> Real content of this commit doesnt reflect Changelog claim.
> 
> I found this while trying to understand a 3.2 regression in IGMP code.
> 
> 	iml->sfmode = MCAST_EXCLUDE;
> -	rcu_assign_pointer(inet->mc_list, iml);
> +	RCU_INIT_POINTER(inet->mc_list, iml);
> 
> Obviously iml is not NULL here.
> 
> Please Paul dont Ack a patch only reading the Changelog.

Sigh.  That will teach me to trust coccinelle.  :-(

> I'll make a patch to revert all non NULL uses.

Please accept my apologies.  I will avoid trusting coccinelle quite so
much in the future, and thank you for fixing this up.

							Thanx, Paul

Re: [PATCH] net: reintroduce missing rcu_assign_pointer() calls

[David Miller]

From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:41:32 +0100

> commit a9b3cd7f32 (rcu: convert uses of rcu_assign_pointer(x, NULL) to
> RCU_INIT_POINTER) did a lot of incorrect changes, since it did a
> complete conversion of rcu_assign_pointer(x, y) to RCU_INIT_POINTER(x,
> y).
> 
> We miss needed barriers, even on x86, when y is not NULL.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com>
> CC: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@vyatta.com>
> CC: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>

Applied, thanks Eric.