55 files changed, 193 insertions, 193 deletions

diff --git a/net/802/garp.c b/net/802/garp.c
index 16102951d36a..070bf4403bf8 100644
--- a/net/802/garp.c
+++ b/net/802/garp.c
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ static void garp_release_port(struct net_device *dev)
                 if (rtnl_dereference(port->applicants[i]))
                         return;
         }
-        rcu_assign_pointer(dev->garp_port, NULL);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(dev->garp_port, NULL);
         kfree_rcu(port, rcu);
 }
 
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ void garp_uninit_applicant(struct net_device *dev, struct garp_application *appl
 
         ASSERT_RTNL();
 
-        rcu_assign_pointer(port->applicants[appl->type], NULL);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(port->applicants[appl->type], NULL);
 
         /* Delete timer and generate a final TRANSMIT_PDU event to flush out
          * all pending messages before the applicant is gone. */
diff --git a/net/802/stp.c b/net/802/stp.c
index 978c30b1b36b..0e136ef1e4ba 100644
--- a/net/802/stp.c
+++ b/net/802/stp.c
@@ -88,9 +88,9 @@ void stp_proto_unregister(const struct stp_proto *proto)
 {
         mutex_lock(&stp_proto_mutex);
         if (is_zero_ether_addr(proto->group_address))
-                rcu_assign_pointer(stp_proto, NULL);
+                RCU_INIT_POINTER(stp_proto, NULL);
         else
-                rcu_assign_pointer(garp_protos[proto->group_address[5] -
+                RCU_INIT_POINTER(garp_protos[proto->group_address[5] -
                                                GARP_ADDR_MIN], NULL);
         synchronize_rcu();
 
diff --git a/net/8021q/vlan.c b/net/8021q/vlan.c
index 8970ba139d73..5471628d3ffe 100644
--- a/net/8021q/vlan.c
+++ b/net/8021q/vlan.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ void unregister_vlan_dev(struct net_device *dev, struct list_head *head)
         if (grp->nr_vlans == 0) {
                 vlan_gvrp_uninit_applicant(real_dev);
 
-                rcu_assign_pointer(real_dev->vlgrp, NULL);
+                RCU_INIT_POINTER(real_dev->vlgrp, NULL);
 
                 /* Free the group, after all cpu's are done. */
                 call_rcu(&grp->rcu, vlan_rcu_free);
diff --git a/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtable_broute.c b/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtable_broute.c
index 1bcaf36ad612..40d8258bf74f 100644
--- a/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtable_broute.c
+++ b/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtable_broute.c
@@ -87,14 +87,14 @@ static int __init ebtable_broute_init(void)
         if (ret < 0)
                 return ret;
         /* see br_input.c */
-        rcu_assign_pointer(br_should_route_hook,
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(br_should_route_hook,
                            (br_should_route_hook_t *)ebt_broute);
         return 0;
 }
 
 static void __exit ebtable_broute_fini(void)
 {
-        rcu_assign_pointer(br_should_route_hook, NULL);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(br_should_route_hook, NULL);
         synchronize_net();
         unregister_pernet_subsys(&broute_net_ops);
 }
diff --git a/net/caif/cfmuxl.c b/net/caif/cfmuxl.c
index c23979e79dfa..b36f24a4c8e7 100644
--- a/net/caif/cfmuxl.c
+++ b/net/caif/cfmuxl.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ struct cflayer *cfmuxl_remove_dnlayer(struct cflayer *layr, u8 phyid)
         int idx = phyid % DN_CACHE_SIZE;
 
         spin_lock_bh(&muxl->transmit_lock);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(muxl->dn_cache[idx], NULL);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(muxl->dn_cache[idx], NULL);
         dn = get_from_id(&muxl->frml_list, phyid);
         if (dn == NULL)
                 goto out;
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ struct cflayer *cfmuxl_remove_uplayer(struct cflayer *layr, u8 id)
         if (up == NULL)
                 goto out;
 
-        rcu_assign_pointer(muxl->up_cache[idx], NULL);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(muxl->up_cache[idx], NULL);
         list_del_rcu(&up->node);
 out:
         spin_unlock_bh(&muxl->receive_lock);
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ static void cfmuxl_ctrlcmd(struct cflayer *layr, enum caif_ctrlcmd ctrl,
 
                                 idx = layer->id % UP_CACHE_SIZE;
                                 spin_lock_bh(&muxl->receive_lock);
-                                rcu_assign_pointer(muxl->up_cache[idx], NULL);
+                                RCU_INIT_POINTER(muxl->up_cache[idx], NULL);
                                 list_del_rcu(&layer->node);
                                 spin_unlock_bh(&muxl->receive_lock);
                         }
diff --git a/net/can/af_can.c b/net/can/af_can.c
index 8ce926d3b2cb..b9efa944cab9 100644
--- a/net/can/af_can.c
+++ b/net/can/af_can.c
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ int can_proto_register(const struct can_proto *cp)
                        proto);
                 err = -EBUSY;
         } else
-                rcu_assign_pointer(proto_tab[proto], cp);
+                RCU_INIT_POINTER(proto_tab[proto], cp);
 
         mutex_unlock(&proto_tab_lock);
 
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ void can_proto_unregister(const struct can_proto *cp)
 
         mutex_lock(&proto_tab_lock);
         BUG_ON(proto_tab[proto] != cp);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(proto_tab[proto], NULL);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(proto_tab[proto], NULL);
         mutex_unlock(&proto_tab_lock);
 
         synchronize_rcu();
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 17d67b579beb..9428766d0140 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -3094,8 +3094,8 @@ void netdev_rx_handler_unregister(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 
         ASSERT_RTNL();
-        rcu_assign_pointer(dev->rx_handler, NULL);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(dev->rx_handler_data, NULL);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(dev->rx_handler, NULL);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(dev->rx_handler_data, NULL);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(netdev_rx_handler_unregister);
 
diff --git a/net/core/fib_rules.c b/net/core/fib_rules.c
index e7ab0c0285b5..0657b57df558 100644
--- a/net/core/fib_rules.c
+++ b/net/core/fib_rules.c
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ static int fib_nl_delrule(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr* nlh, void *arg)
                 if (ops->nr_goto_rules > 0) {
                         list_for_each_entry(tmp, &ops->rules_list, list) {
                                 if (rtnl_dereference(tmp->ctarget) == rule) {
-                                        rcu_assign_pointer(tmp->ctarget, NULL);
+                                        RCU_INIT_POINTER(tmp->ctarget, NULL);
                                         ops->unresolved_rules++;
                                 }
                         }
diff --git a/net/core/filter.c b/net/core/filter.c
index 36f975fa87cb..8fcc2d776e09 100644
--- a/net/core/filter.c
+++ b/net/core/filter.c
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ int sk_detach_filter(struct sock *sk)
         filter = rcu_dereference_protected(sk->sk_filter,
                                            sock_owned_by_user(sk));
         if (filter) {
-                rcu_assign_pointer(sk->sk_filter, NULL);
+                RCU_INIT_POINTER(sk->sk_filter, NULL);
                 sk_filter_uncharge(sk, filter);
                 ret = 0;
         }
diff --git a/net/core/net-sysfs.c b/net/core/net-sysfs.c
index 1683e5db2f27..b1ab887520a8 100644
--- a/net/core/net-sysfs.c
+++ b/net/core/net-sysfs.c
@@ -987,10 +987,10 @@ static ssize_t store_xps_map(struct netdev_queue *queue,
         }
 
         if (nonempty)
-                rcu_assign_pointer(dev->xps_maps, new_dev_maps);
+                RCU_INIT_POINTER(dev->xps_maps, new_dev_maps);
         else {
                 kfree(new_dev_maps);
-                rcu_assign_pointer(dev->xps_maps, NULL);
+                RCU_INIT_POINTER(dev->xps_maps, NULL);
         }
 
         if (dev_maps)
diff --git a/net/core/netpoll.c b/net/core/netpoll.c
index adf84dd8c7b5..d676a561d983 100644
--- a/net/core/netpoll.c
+++ b/net/core/netpoll.c
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ int __netpoll_setup(struct netpoll *np)
         }
 
         /* last thing to do is link it to the net device structure */
-        rcu_assign_pointer(ndev->npinfo, npinfo);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(ndev->npinfo, npinfo);
 
         return 0;
 
@@ -901,7 +901,7 @@ void __netpoll_cleanup(struct netpoll *np)
                 if (ops->ndo_netpoll_cleanup)
                         ops->ndo_netpoll_cleanup(np->dev);
 
-                rcu_assign_pointer(np->dev->npinfo, NULL);
+                RCU_INIT_POINTER(np->dev->npinfo, NULL);
 
                 /* avoid racing with NAPI reading npinfo */
                 synchronize_rcu_bh();
diff --git a/net/core/sock.c b/net/core/sock.c
index bc745d00ea4d..9997026b44b2 100644
--- a/net/core/sock.c
+++ b/net/core/sock.c
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ struct dst_entry *__sk_dst_check(struct sock *sk, u32 cookie)
 
         if (dst && dst->obsolete && dst->ops->check(dst, cookie) == NULL) {
                 sk_tx_queue_clear(sk);
-                rcu_assign_pointer(sk->sk_dst_cache, NULL);
+                RCU_INIT_POINTER(sk->sk_dst_cache, NULL);
                 dst_release(dst);
                 return NULL;
         }
@@ -1158,7 +1158,7 @@ static void __sk_free(struct sock *sk)
                                        atomic_read(&sk->sk_wmem_alloc) == 0);
         if (filter) {
                 sk_filter_uncharge(sk, filter);
-                rcu_assign_pointer(sk->sk_filter, NULL);
+                RCU_INIT_POINTER(sk->sk_filter, NULL);
         }
 
         sock_disable_timestamp(sk, SOCK_TIMESTAMP);
diff --git a/net/decnet/dn_dev.c b/net/decnet/dn_dev.c
index ba4faceec405..2ab16e12520c 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_assign_pointer(dn_db->ifa_list, ifa);
+        RCU_INIT_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_assign_pointer(dev->dn_ptr, dn_db);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(dev->dn_ptr, dn_db);
         dn_db->dev = dev;
         init_timer(&dn_db->timer);
 
@@ -1101,7 +1101,7 @@ static struct dn_dev *dn_dev_create(struct net_device *dev, int *err)
 
         dn_db->neigh_parms = neigh_parms_alloc(dev, &dn_neigh_table);
         if (!dn_db->neigh_parms) {
-                rcu_assign_pointer(dev->dn_ptr, NULL);
+                RCU_INIT_POINTER(dev->dn_ptr, NULL);
                 kfree(dn_db);
                 return NULL;
         }
diff --git a/net/ipv4/devinet.c b/net/ipv4/devinet.c
index bc19bd06dd00..c6b5092f29a1 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_assign_pointer(dev->ip_ptr, in_dev);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(dev->ip_ptr, in_dev);
 out:
         return in_dev;
 out_kfree:
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ static void inetdev_destroy(struct in_device *in_dev)
                 inet_free_ifa(ifa);
         }
 
-        rcu_assign_pointer(dev->ip_ptr, NULL);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(dev->ip_ptr, NULL);
 
         devinet_sysctl_unregister(in_dev);
         neigh_parms_release(&arp_tbl, in_dev->arp_parms);
@@ -1175,7 +1175,7 @@ static int inetdev_event(struct notifier_block *this, unsigned long event,
         switch (event) {
         case NETDEV_REGISTER:
                 printk(KERN_DEBUG "inetdev_event: bug\n");
-                rcu_assign_pointer(dev->ip_ptr, NULL);
+                RCU_INIT_POINTER(dev->ip_ptr, NULL);
                 break;
         case NETDEV_UP:
                 if (!inetdev_valid_mtu(dev->mtu))
diff --git a/net/ipv4/fib_trie.c b/net/ipv4/fib_trie.c
index de9e2978476f..89d6f71a6a99 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/fib_trie.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/fib_trie.c
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ static inline struct tnode *node_parent_rcu(const struct rt_trie_node *node)
         return (struct tnode *)(parent & ~NODE_TYPE_MASK);
 }
 
-/* Same as rcu_assign_pointer
+/* Same as RCU_INIT_POINTER
  * but that macro() assumes that value is a pointer.
  */
 static inline void node_set_parent(struct rt_trie_node *node, struct tnode *ptr)
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ static void tnode_put_child_reorg(struct tnode *tn, int i, struct rt_trie_node *
         if (n)
                 node_set_parent(n, tn);
 
-        rcu_assign_pointer(tn->child[i], n);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(tn->child[i], n);
 }
 
 #define MAX_WORK 10
@@ -1014,7 +1014,7 @@ static void trie_rebalance(struct trie *t, struct tnode *tn)
 
                 tp = node_parent((struct rt_trie_node *) tn);
                 if (!tp)
-                        rcu_assign_pointer(t->trie, (struct rt_trie_node *)tn);
+                        RCU_INIT_POINTER(t->trie, (struct rt_trie_node *)tn);
 
                 tnode_free_flush();
                 if (!tp)
@@ -1026,7 +1026,7 @@ static void trie_rebalance(struct trie *t, struct tnode *tn)
         if (IS_TNODE(tn))
                 tn = (struct tnode *)resize(t, (struct tnode *)tn);
 
-        rcu_assign_pointer(t->trie, (struct rt_trie_node *)tn);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(t->trie, (struct rt_trie_node *)tn);
         tnode_free_flush();
 }
 
@@ -1163,7 +1163,7 @@ 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_assign_pointer(t->trie, (struct rt_trie_node *)tn);
+                        RCU_INIT_POINTER(t->trie, (struct rt_trie_node *)tn);
                         tp = tn;
                 }
         }
@@ -1621,7 +1621,7 @@ static void trie_leaf_remove(struct trie *t, struct leaf *l)
                 put_child(t, (struct tnode *)tp, cindex, NULL);
                 trie_rebalance(t, tp);
         } else
-                rcu_assign_pointer(t->trie, NULL);
+                RCU_INIT_POINTER(t->trie, NULL);
 
         free_leaf(l);
 }
diff --git a/net/ipv4/gre.c b/net/ipv4/gre.c
index dbfc21de3479..8cb1ebb7cd74 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/gre.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/gre.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ int gre_add_protocol(const struct gre_protocol *proto, u8 version)
         if (gre_proto[version])
                 goto err_out_unlock;
 
-        rcu_assign_pointer(gre_proto[version], proto);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(gre_proto[version], proto);
         spin_unlock(&gre_proto_lock);
         return 0;
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ int gre_del_protocol(const struct gre_protocol *proto, u8 version)
         if (rcu_dereference_protected(gre_proto[version],
                         lockdep_is_held(&gre_proto_lock)) != proto)
                 goto err_out_unlock;
-        rcu_assign_pointer(gre_proto[version], NULL);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(gre_proto[version], NULL);
         spin_unlock(&gre_proto_lock);
         synchronize_rcu();
         return 0;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/igmp.c b/net/ipv4/igmp.c
index f1d27f6c9351..83532d22129f 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/igmp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/igmp.c
@@ -1242,7 +1242,7 @@ void ip_mc_inc_group(struct in_device *in_dev, __be32 addr)
 
         im->next_rcu = in_dev->mc_list;
         in_dev->mc_count++;
-        rcu_assign_pointer(in_dev->mc_list, im);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(in_dev->mc_list, im);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IP_MULTICAST
         igmpv3_del_delrec(in_dev, im->multiaddr);
@@ -1813,7 +1813,7 @@ 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_assign_pointer(inet->mc_list, iml);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(inet->mc_list, iml);
         ip_mc_inc_group(in_dev, addr);
         err = 0;
 done:
@@ -1835,7 +1835,7 @@ static int ip_mc_leave_src(struct sock *sk, struct ip_mc_socklist *iml,
         }
         err = ip_mc_del_src(in_dev, &iml->multi.imr_multiaddr.s_addr,
                         iml->sfmode, psf->sl_count, psf->sl_addr, 0);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(iml->sflist, NULL);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(iml->sflist, NULL);
         /* decrease mem now to avoid the memleak warning */
         atomic_sub(IP_SFLSIZE(psf->sl_max), &sk->sk_omem_alloc);
         kfree_rcu(psf, rcu);
@@ -2000,7 +2000,7 @@ 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_assign_pointer(pmc->sflist, newpsl);
+                RCU_INIT_POINTER(pmc->sflist, newpsl);
                 psl = newpsl;
         }
         rv = 1; /* > 0 for insert logic below if sl_count is 0 */
@@ -2103,7 +2103,7 @@ 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_assign_pointer(pmc->sflist, newpsl);
+        RCU_INIT_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 378b20b7ca6e..065effd8349a 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_assign_pointer(*tp, t->next);
+                        RCU_INIT_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_assign_pointer(t->next, rtnl_dereference(*tp));
-        rcu_assign_pointer(*tp, t);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(t->next, rtnl_dereference(*tp));
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(*tp, t);
 }
 
 static struct ip_tunnel * ipip_tunnel_locate(struct net *net,
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ static void ipip_tunnel_uninit(struct net_device *dev)
         struct ipip_net *ipn = net_generic(net, ipip_net_id);
 
         if (dev == ipn->fb_tunnel_dev)
-                rcu_assign_pointer(ipn->tunnels_wc[0], NULL);
+                RCU_INIT_POINTER(ipn->tunnels_wc[0], NULL);
         else
                 ipip_tunnel_unlink(ipn, netdev_priv(dev));
         dev_put(dev);
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ static int __net_init ipip_fb_tunnel_init(struct net_device *dev)
                 return -ENOMEM;
 
         dev_hold(dev);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(ipn->tunnels_wc[0], tunnel);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(ipn->tunnels_wc[0], tunnel);
         return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ipmr.c b/net/ipv4/ipmr.c
index 58e879157976..f550285c977b 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ipmr.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ipmr.c
@@ -1176,7 +1176,7 @@ static void mrtsock_destruct(struct sock *sk)
         ipmr_for_each_table(mrt, net) {
                 if (sk == rtnl_dereference(mrt->mroute_sk)) {
                         IPV4_DEVCONF_ALL(net, MC_FORWARDING)--;
-                        rcu_assign_pointer(mrt->mroute_sk, NULL);
+                        RCU_INIT_POINTER(mrt->mroute_sk, NULL);
                         mroute_clean_tables(mrt);
                 }
         }
@@ -1224,7 +1224,7 @@ 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_assign_pointer(mrt->mroute_sk, sk);
+                        RCU_INIT_POINTER(mrt->mroute_sk, sk);
                         IPV4_DEVCONF_ALL(net, MC_FORWARDING)++;
                 }
                 rtnl_unlock();
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_amanda.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_amanda.c
index 703f366fd235..7b22382ff0e9 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_amanda.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_amanda.c
@@ -70,14 +70,14 @@ static unsigned int help(struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 static void __exit nf_nat_amanda_fini(void)
 {
-        rcu_assign_pointer(nf_nat_amanda_hook, NULL);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_nat_amanda_hook, NULL);
         synchronize_rcu();
 }
 
 static int __init nf_nat_amanda_init(void)
 {
         BUG_ON(nf_nat_amanda_hook != NULL);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(nf_nat_amanda_hook, help);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_nat_amanda_hook, help);
         return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_core.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_core.c
index 3346de5d94d0..447bc5cfdc6c 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_core.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_core.c
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ int nf_nat_protocol_register(const struct nf_nat_protocol *proto)
                 ret = -EBUSY;
                 goto out;
         }
-        rcu_assign_pointer(nf_nat_protos[proto->protonum], proto);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_nat_protos[proto->protonum], proto);
  out:
         spin_unlock_bh(&nf_nat_lock);
         return ret;
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(nf_nat_protocol_register);
 void nf_nat_protocol_unregister(const struct nf_nat_protocol *proto)
 {
         spin_lock_bh(&nf_nat_lock);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(nf_nat_protos[proto->protonum],
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_nat_protos[proto->protonum],
                            &nf_nat_unknown_protocol);
         spin_unlock_bh(&nf_nat_lock);
         synchronize_rcu();
@@ -736,10 +736,10 @@ static int __init nf_nat_init(void)
         /* Sew in builtin protocols. */
         spin_lock_bh(&nf_nat_lock);
         for (i = 0; i < MAX_IP_NAT_PROTO; i++)
-                rcu_assign_pointer(nf_nat_protos[i], &nf_nat_unknown_protocol);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(nf_nat_protos[IPPROTO_TCP], &nf_nat_protocol_tcp);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(nf_nat_protos[IPPROTO_UDP], &nf_nat_protocol_udp);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(nf_nat_protos[IPPROTO_ICMP], &nf_nat_protocol_icmp);
+                RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_nat_protos[i], &nf_nat_unknown_protocol);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_nat_protos[IPPROTO_TCP], &nf_nat_protocol_tcp);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_nat_protos[IPPROTO_UDP], &nf_nat_protocol_udp);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_nat_protos[IPPROTO_ICMP], &nf_nat_protocol_icmp);
         spin_unlock_bh(&nf_nat_lock);
 
         /* Initialize fake conntrack so that NAT will skip it */
@@ -748,12 +748,12 @@ static int __init nf_nat_init(void)
         l3proto = nf_ct_l3proto_find_get((u_int16_t)AF_INET);
 
         BUG_ON(nf_nat_seq_adjust_hook != NULL);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(nf_nat_seq_adjust_hook, nf_nat_seq_adjust);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_nat_seq_adjust_hook, nf_nat_seq_adjust);
         BUG_ON(nfnetlink_parse_nat_setup_hook != NULL);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(nfnetlink_parse_nat_setup_hook,
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(nfnetlink_parse_nat_setup_hook,
                            nfnetlink_parse_nat_setup);
         BUG_ON(nf_ct_nat_offset != NULL);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(nf_ct_nat_offset, nf_nat_get_offset);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_ct_nat_offset, nf_nat_get_offset);
         return 0;
 
  cleanup_extend:
@@ -766,9 +766,9 @@ static void __exit nf_nat_cleanup(void)
         unregister_pernet_subsys(&nf_nat_net_ops);
         nf_ct_l3proto_put(l3proto);
         nf_ct_extend_unregister(&nat_extend);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(nf_nat_seq_adjust_hook, NULL);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(nfnetlink_parse_nat_setup_hook, NULL);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(nf_ct_nat_offset, NULL);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_nat_seq_adjust_hook, NULL);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(nfnetlink_parse_nat_setup_hook, NULL);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_ct_nat_offset, NULL);
         synchronize_net();
 }
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_ftp.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_ftp.c
index dc73abb3fe27..e462a957d080 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_ftp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_ftp.c
@@ -113,14 +113,14 @@ out:
 
 static void __exit nf_nat_ftp_fini(void)
 {
-        rcu_assign_pointer(nf_nat_ftp_hook, NULL);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_nat_ftp_hook, NULL);
         synchronize_rcu();
 }
 
 static int __init nf_nat_ftp_init(void)
 {
         BUG_ON(nf_nat_ftp_hook != NULL);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(nf_nat_ftp_hook, nf_nat_ftp);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_nat_ftp_hook, nf_nat_ftp);
         return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_h323.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_h323.c
index 790f3160e012..b9a1136addbd 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_h323.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_h323.c
@@ -581,30 +581,30 @@ static int __init init(void)
         BUG_ON(nat_callforwarding_hook != NULL);
         BUG_ON(nat_q931_hook != NULL);
 
-        rcu_assign_pointer(set_h245_addr_hook, set_h245_addr);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(set_h225_addr_hook, set_h225_addr);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(set_sig_addr_hook, set_sig_addr);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(set_ras_addr_hook, set_ras_addr);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(nat_rtp_rtcp_hook, nat_rtp_rtcp);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(nat_t120_hook, nat_t120);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(nat_h245_hook, nat_h245);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(nat_callforwarding_hook, nat_callforwarding);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(nat_q931_hook, nat_q931);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(set_h245_addr_hook, set_h245_addr);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(set_h225_addr_hook, set_h225_addr);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(set_sig_addr_hook, set_sig_addr);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(set_ras_addr_hook, set_ras_addr);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(nat_rtp_rtcp_hook, nat_rtp_rtcp);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(nat_t120_hook, nat_t120);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(nat_h245_hook, nat_h245);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(nat_callforwarding_hook, nat_callforwarding);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(nat_q931_hook, nat_q931);
         return 0;
 }
 
 /****************************************************************************/
 static void __exit fini(void)
 {
-        rcu_assign_pointer(set_h245_addr_hook, NULL);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(set_h225_addr_hook, NULL);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(set_sig_addr_hook, NULL);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(set_ras_addr_hook, NULL);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(nat_rtp_rtcp_hook, NULL);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(nat_t120_hook, NULL);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(nat_h245_hook, NULL);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(nat_callforwarding_hook, NULL);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(nat_q931_hook, NULL);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(set_h245_addr_hook, NULL);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(set_h225_addr_hook, NULL);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(set_sig_addr_hook, NULL);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(set_ras_addr_hook, NULL);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(nat_rtp_rtcp_hook, NULL);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(nat_t120_hook, NULL);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(nat_h245_hook, NULL);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(nat_callforwarding_hook, NULL);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(nat_q931_hook, NULL);
         synchronize_rcu();
 }
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_irc.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_irc.c
index 535e1a802356..979ae165f4ef 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_irc.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_irc.c
@@ -75,14 +75,14 @@ static unsigned int help(struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 static void __exit nf_nat_irc_fini(void)
 {
-        rcu_assign_pointer(nf_nat_irc_hook, NULL);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_nat_irc_hook, NULL);
         synchronize_rcu();
 }
 
 static int __init nf_nat_irc_init(void)
 {
         BUG_ON(nf_nat_irc_hook != NULL);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(nf_nat_irc_hook, help);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_nat_irc_hook, help);
         return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_pptp.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_pptp.c
index 4c060038d29f..3e8284ba46b8 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_pptp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_pptp.c
@@ -282,25 +282,25 @@ static int __init nf_nat_helper_pptp_init(void)
         nf_nat_need_gre();
 
         BUG_ON(nf_nat_pptp_hook_outbound != NULL);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(nf_nat_pptp_hook_outbound, pptp_outbound_pkt);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_nat_pptp_hook_outbound, pptp_outbound_pkt);
 
         BUG_ON(nf_nat_pptp_hook_inbound != NULL);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(nf_nat_pptp_hook_inbound, pptp_inbound_pkt);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_nat_pptp_hook_inbound, pptp_inbound_pkt);
 
         BUG_ON(nf_nat_pptp_hook_exp_gre != NULL);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(nf_nat_pptp_hook_exp_gre, pptp_exp_gre);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_nat_pptp_hook_exp_gre, pptp_exp_gre);
 
         BUG_ON(nf_nat_pptp_hook_expectfn != NULL);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(nf_nat_pptp_hook_expectfn, pptp_nat_expected);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_nat_pptp_hook_expectfn, pptp_nat_expected);
         return 0;
 }
 
 static void __exit nf_nat_helper_pptp_fini(void)
 {
-        rcu_assign_pointer(nf_nat_pptp_hook_expectfn, NULL);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(nf_nat_pptp_hook_exp_gre, NULL);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(nf_nat_pptp_hook_inbound, NULL);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(nf_nat_pptp_hook_outbound, NULL);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_nat_pptp_hook_expectfn, NULL);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_nat_pptp_hook_exp_gre, NULL);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_nat_pptp_hook_inbound, NULL);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_nat_pptp_hook_outbound, NULL);
         synchronize_rcu();
 }
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_sip.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_sip.c
index e40cf7816fdb..78844d9208f1 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_sip.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_sip.c
@@ -528,13 +528,13 @@ err1:
 
 static void __exit nf_nat_sip_fini(void)
 {
-        rcu_assign_pointer(nf_nat_sip_hook, NULL);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(nf_nat_sip_seq_adjust_hook, NULL);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(nf_nat_sip_expect_hook, NULL);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(nf_nat_sdp_addr_hook, NULL);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(nf_nat_sdp_port_hook, NULL);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(nf_nat_sdp_session_hook, NULL);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(nf_nat_sdp_media_hook, NULL);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_nat_sip_hook, NULL);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_nat_sip_seq_adjust_hook, NULL);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_nat_sip_expect_hook, NULL);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_nat_sdp_addr_hook, NULL);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_nat_sdp_port_hook, NULL);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_nat_sdp_session_hook, NULL);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_nat_sdp_media_hook, NULL);
         synchronize_rcu();
 }
 
@@ -547,13 +547,13 @@ static int __init nf_nat_sip_init(void)
         BUG_ON(nf_nat_sdp_port_hook != NULL);
         BUG_ON(nf_nat_sdp_session_hook != NULL);
         BUG_ON(nf_nat_sdp_media_hook != NULL);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(nf_nat_sip_hook, ip_nat_sip);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(nf_nat_sip_seq_adjust_hook, ip_nat_sip_seq_adjust);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(nf_nat_sip_expect_hook, ip_nat_sip_expect);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(nf_nat_sdp_addr_hook, ip_nat_sdp_addr);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(nf_nat_sdp_port_hook, ip_nat_sdp_port);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(nf_nat_sdp_session_hook, ip_nat_sdp_session);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(nf_nat_sdp_media_hook, ip_nat_sdp_media);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_nat_sip_hook, ip_nat_sip);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_nat_sip_seq_adjust_hook, ip_nat_sip_seq_adjust);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_nat_sip_expect_hook, ip_nat_sip_expect);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_nat_sdp_addr_hook, ip_nat_sdp_addr);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_nat_sdp_port_hook, ip_nat_sdp_port);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_nat_sdp_session_hook, ip_nat_sdp_session);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_nat_sdp_media_hook, ip_nat_sdp_media);
         return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_snmp_basic.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_snmp_basic.c
index 076b7c8c4aa4..d1cb412c18e0 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_snmp_basic.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_snmp_basic.c
@@ -1310,7 +1310,7 @@ static int __init nf_nat_snmp_basic_init(void)
         int ret = 0;
 
         BUG_ON(nf_nat_snmp_hook != NULL);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(nf_nat_snmp_hook, help);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_nat_snmp_hook, help);
 
         ret = nf_conntrack_helper_register(&snmp_trap_helper);
         if (ret < 0) {
@@ -1322,7 +1322,7 @@ static int __init nf_nat_snmp_basic_init(void)
 
 static void __exit nf_nat_snmp_basic_fini(void)
 {
-        rcu_assign_pointer(nf_nat_snmp_hook, NULL);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_nat_snmp_hook, NULL);
         nf_conntrack_helper_unregister(&snmp_trap_helper);
 }
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_standalone.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_standalone.c
index a6e606e84820..92900482edea 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_standalone.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_standalone.c
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ static int __init nf_nat_standalone_init(void)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_XFRM
         BUG_ON(ip_nat_decode_session != NULL);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(ip_nat_decode_session, nat_decode_session);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(ip_nat_decode_session, nat_decode_session);
 #endif
         ret = nf_nat_rule_init();
         if (ret < 0) {
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ static int __init nf_nat_standalone_init(void)
         nf_nat_rule_cleanup();
  cleanup_decode_session:
 #ifdef CONFIG_XFRM
-        rcu_assign_pointer(ip_nat_decode_session, NULL);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(ip_nat_decode_session, NULL);
         synchronize_net();
 #endif
         return ret;
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ static void __exit nf_nat_standalone_fini(void)
         nf_unregister_hooks(nf_nat_ops, ARRAY_SIZE(nf_nat_ops));
         nf_nat_rule_cleanup();
 #ifdef CONFIG_XFRM
-        rcu_assign_pointer(ip_nat_decode_session, NULL);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(ip_nat_decode_session, NULL);
         synchronize_net();
 #endif
         /* Conntrack caches are unregistered in nf_conntrack_cleanup */
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_tftp.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_tftp.c
index 7274a43c7a12..a2901bf829c0 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_tftp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_tftp.c
@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@ static unsigned int help(struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 static void __exit nf_nat_tftp_fini(void)
 {
-        rcu_assign_pointer(nf_nat_tftp_hook, NULL);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_nat_tftp_hook, NULL);
         synchronize_rcu();
 }
 
 static int __init nf_nat_tftp_init(void)
 {
         BUG_ON(nf_nat_tftp_hook != NULL);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(nf_nat_tftp_hook, help);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_nat_tftp_hook, help);
         return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
index 9a852156a8f3..7d82123b1d26 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ static struct inet6_dev * ipv6_add_dev(struct net_device *dev)
         ndev->tstamp = jiffies;
         addrconf_sysctl_register(ndev);
         /* protected by rtnl_lock */
-        rcu_assign_pointer(dev->ip6_ptr, ndev);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(dev->ip6_ptr, ndev);
 
         /* Join all-node multicast group */
         ipv6_dev_mc_inc(dev, &in6addr_linklocal_allnodes);
@@ -2733,7 +2733,7 @@ static int addrconf_ifdown(struct net_device *dev, int how)
                 idev->dead = 1;
 
                 /* protected by rtnl_lock */
-                rcu_assign_pointer(dev->ip6_ptr, NULL);
+                RCU_INIT_POINTER(dev->ip6_ptr, NULL);
 
                 /* Step 1.5: remove snmp6 entry */
                 snmp6_unregister_dev(idev);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
index 6fb1fb3624bf..694d70a8a0ee 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_assign_pointer(t->next , rtnl_dereference(*tp));
-        rcu_assign_pointer(*tp, t);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(t->next , rtnl_dereference(*tp));
+        RCU_INIT_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_assign_pointer(*tp, t->next);
+                        RCU_INIT_POINTER(*tp, t->next);
                         break;
                 }
         }
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ ip6_tnl_dev_uninit(struct net_device *dev)
         struct ip6_tnl_net *ip6n = net_generic(net, ip6_tnl_net_id);
 
         if (dev == ip6n->fb_tnl_dev)
-                rcu_assign_pointer(ip6n->tnls_wc[0], NULL);
+                RCU_INIT_POINTER(ip6n->tnls_wc[0], NULL);
         else
                 ip6_tnl_unlink(ip6n, t);
         ip6_tnl_dst_reset(t);
@@ -1440,7 +1440,7 @@ static int __net_init ip6_fb_tnl_dev_init(struct net_device *dev)
 
         t->parms.proto = IPPROTO_IPV6;
         dev_hold(dev);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(ip6n->tnls_wc[0], t);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(ip6n->tnls_wc[0], t);
         return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/raw.c b/net/ipv6/raw.c
index 6a79f3081bdb..4f45dc9e4f5e 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/raw.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/raw.c
@@ -130,14 +130,14 @@ static mh_filter_t __rcu *mh_filter __read_mostly;
 
 int rawv6_mh_filter_register(mh_filter_t filter)
 {
-        rcu_assign_pointer(mh_filter, filter);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(mh_filter, filter);
         return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(rawv6_mh_filter_register);
 
 int rawv6_mh_filter_unregister(mh_filter_t filter)
 {
-        rcu_assign_pointer(mh_filter, NULL);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(mh_filter, NULL);
         synchronize_rcu();
         return 0;
 }
diff --git a/net/ipv6/sit.c b/net/ipv6/sit.c
index 07bf1085458f..e48a41c133f1 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_assign_pointer(*tp, t->next);
+                        RCU_INIT_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_assign_pointer(t->next, rtnl_dereference(*tp));
-        rcu_assign_pointer(*tp, t);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(t->next, rtnl_dereference(*tp));
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(*tp, t);
 }
 
 static void ipip6_tunnel_clone_6rd(struct net_device *dev, struct sit_net *sitn)
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ 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_assign_pointer(t->prl, p);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(t->prl, p);
 out:
         return err;
 }
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ static void ipip6_tunnel_uninit(struct net_device *dev)
         struct sit_net *sitn = net_generic(net, sit_net_id);
 
         if (dev == sitn->fb_tunnel_dev) {
-                rcu_assign_pointer(sitn->tunnels_wc[0], NULL);
+                RCU_INIT_POINTER(sitn->tunnels_wc[0], NULL);
         } else {
                 ipip6_tunnel_unlink(sitn, netdev_priv(dev));
                 ipip6_tunnel_del_prl(netdev_priv(dev), NULL);
@@ -1173,7 +1173,7 @@ static int __net_init ipip6_fb_tunnel_init(struct net_device *dev)
         if (!dev->tstats)
                 return -ENOMEM;
         dev_hold(dev);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(sitn->tunnels_wc[0], tunnel);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(sitn->tunnels_wc[0], tunnel);
         return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/mac80211/agg-rx.c b/net/mac80211/agg-rx.c
index fd1aaf2a4a6c..9b5bd8cafc20 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/agg-rx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/agg-rx.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ void ___ieee80211_stop_rx_ba_session(struct sta_info *sta, u16 tid,
         if (!tid_rx)
                 return;
 
-        rcu_assign_pointer(sta->ampdu_mlme.tid_rx[tid], NULL);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(sta->ampdu_mlme.tid_rx[tid], NULL);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_HT_DEBUG
         printk(KERN_DEBUG "Rx BA session stop requested for %pM tid %u\n",
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ void ieee80211_process_addba_request(struct ieee80211_local *local,
         status = WLAN_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 
         /* activate it for RX */
-        rcu_assign_pointer(sta->ampdu_mlme.tid_rx[tid], tid_agg_rx);
+        RCU_INIT_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 3d1b091d9b2e..86f8f49dae2f 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/cfg.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ static int ieee80211_change_iface(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 
         if (type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP_VLAN &&
             params && params->use_4addr == 0)
-                rcu_assign_pointer(sdata->u.vlan.sta, NULL);
+                RCU_INIT_POINTER(sdata->u.vlan.sta, NULL);
         else if (type == NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION &&
                  params && params->use_4addr >= 0)
                 sdata->u.mgd.use_4addr = params->use_4addr;
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ static int ieee80211_config_beacon(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 
         sdata->vif.bss_conf.dtim_period = new->dtim_period;
 
-        rcu_assign_pointer(sdata->u.ap.beacon, new);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(sdata->u.ap.beacon, new);
 
         synchronize_rcu();
 
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ static int ieee80211_del_beacon(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev)
         if (!old)
                 return -ENOENT;
 
-        rcu_assign_pointer(sdata->u.ap.beacon, NULL);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(sdata->u.ap.beacon, NULL);
         synchronize_rcu();
         kfree(old);
 
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ static int ieee80211_change_station(struct wiphy *wiphy,
                                 return -EBUSY;
                         }
 
-                        rcu_assign_pointer(vlansdata->u.vlan.sta, sta);
+                        RCU_INIT_POINTER(vlansdata->u.vlan.sta, sta);
                 }
 
                 sta->sdata = vlansdata;
diff --git a/net/mac80211/ibss.c b/net/mac80211/ibss.c
index 56c24cabf26d..4f9235b18a03 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ibss.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/ibss.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ static void __ieee80211_sta_join_ibss(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
         drv_reset_tsf(local);
 
         skb = ifibss->skb;
-        rcu_assign_pointer(ifibss->presp, NULL);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(ifibss->presp, NULL);
         synchronize_rcu();
         skb->data = skb->head;
         skb->len = 0;
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ static void __ieee80211_sta_join_ibss(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
                 *pos++ = 0; /* U-APSD no in use */
         }
 
-        rcu_assign_pointer(ifibss->presp, skb);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(ifibss->presp, skb);
 
         sdata->vif.bss_conf.beacon_int = beacon_int;
         sdata->vif.bss_conf.basic_rates = basic_rates;
@@ -995,7 +995,7 @@ int ieee80211_ibss_leave(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
         kfree(sdata->u.ibss.ie);
         skb = rcu_dereference_protected(sdata->u.ibss.presp,
                                         lockdep_is_held(&sdata->u.ibss.mtx));
-        rcu_assign_pointer(sdata->u.ibss.presp, NULL);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(sdata->u.ibss.presp, NULL);
         sdata->vif.bss_conf.ibss_joined = false;
         ieee80211_bss_info_change_notify(sdata, BSS_CHANGED_BEACON_ENABLED |
                                                 BSS_CHANGED_IBSS);
diff --git a/net/mac80211/iface.c b/net/mac80211/iface.c
index 556e7e6ddf0a..c798b434eb64 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/iface.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/iface.c
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ static void ieee80211_do_stop(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
                                                  BSS_CHANGED_BEACON_ENABLED);
 
                 /* remove beacon */
-                rcu_assign_pointer(sdata->u.ap.beacon, NULL);
+                RCU_INIT_POINTER(sdata->u.ap.beacon, NULL);
                 synchronize_rcu();
                 kfree(old_beacon);
 
diff --git a/net/mac80211/sta_info.c b/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
index 3db78b696c5c..8b6ebee073e2 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ static int sta_info_hash_del(struct ieee80211_local *local,
         if (!s)
                 return -ENOENT;
         if (s == sta) {
-                rcu_assign_pointer(local->sta_hash[STA_HASH(sta->sta.addr)],
+                RCU_INIT_POINTER(local->sta_hash[STA_HASH(sta->sta.addr)],
                                    s->hnext);
                 return 0;
         }
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ static int sta_info_hash_del(struct ieee80211_local *local,
                 s = rcu_dereference_protected(s->hnext,
                                         lockdep_is_held(&local->sta_lock));
         if (rcu_access_pointer(s->hnext)) {
-                rcu_assign_pointer(s->hnext, sta->hnext);
+                RCU_INIT_POINTER(s->hnext, sta->hnext);
                 return 0;
         }
 
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ static void sta_info_hash_add(struct ieee80211_local *local,
                               struct sta_info *sta)
 {
         sta->hnext = local->sta_hash[STA_HASH(sta->sta.addr)];
-        rcu_assign_pointer(local->sta_hash[STA_HASH(sta->sta.addr)], sta);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(local->sta_hash[STA_HASH(sta->sta.addr)], sta);
 }
 
 static void sta_unblock(struct work_struct *wk)
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ static int __must_check __sta_info_destroy(struct sta_info *sta)
         local->sta_generation++;
 
         if (sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP_VLAN)
-                rcu_assign_pointer(sdata->u.vlan.sta, NULL);
+                RCU_INIT_POINTER(sdata->u.vlan.sta, NULL);
 
         if (sta->uploaded) {
                 if (sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP_VLAN)
diff --git a/net/netfilter/core.c b/net/netfilter/core.c
index 899b71c0ff5d..3346829ea07f 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/core.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ int nf_register_afinfo(const struct nf_afinfo *afinfo)
         err = mutex_lock_interruptible(&afinfo_mutex);
         if (err < 0)
                 return err;
-        rcu_assign_pointer(nf_afinfo[afinfo->family], afinfo);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_afinfo[afinfo->family], afinfo);
         mutex_unlock(&afinfo_mutex);
         return 0;
 }
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_register_afinfo);
 void nf_unregister_afinfo(const struct nf_afinfo *afinfo)
 {
         mutex_lock(&afinfo_mutex);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(nf_afinfo[afinfo->family], NULL);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_afinfo[afinfo->family], NULL);
         mutex_unlock(&afinfo_mutex);
         synchronize_rcu();
 }
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
index f7af8b866017..5acfaf59a9c3 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ init_conntrack(struct net *net, struct nf_conn *tmpl,
                 if (exp->helper) {
                         help = nf_ct_helper_ext_add(ct, GFP_ATOMIC);
                         if (help)
-                                rcu_assign_pointer(help->helper, exp->helper);
+                                RCU_INIT_POINTER(help->helper, exp->helper);
                 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_MARK
@@ -1317,7 +1317,7 @@ static void nf_conntrack_cleanup_net(struct net *net)
 void nf_conntrack_cleanup(struct net *net)
 {
         if (net_eq(net, &init_net))
-                rcu_assign_pointer(ip_ct_attach, NULL);
+                RCU_INIT_POINTER(ip_ct_attach, NULL);
 
         /* This makes sure all current packets have passed through
            netfilter framework.  Roll on, two-stage module
@@ -1327,7 +1327,7 @@ void nf_conntrack_cleanup(struct net *net)
         nf_conntrack_cleanup_net(net);
 
         if (net_eq(net, &init_net)) {
-                rcu_assign_pointer(nf_ct_destroy, NULL);
+                RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_ct_destroy, NULL);
                 nf_conntrack_cleanup_init_net();
         }
 }
@@ -1576,11 +1576,11 @@ int nf_conntrack_init(struct net *net)
 
         if (net_eq(net, &init_net)) {
                 /* For use by REJECT target */
-                rcu_assign_pointer(ip_ct_attach, nf_conntrack_attach);
-                rcu_assign_pointer(nf_ct_destroy, destroy_conntrack);
+                RCU_INIT_POINTER(ip_ct_attach, nf_conntrack_attach);
+                RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_ct_destroy, destroy_conntrack);
 
                 /* Howto get NAT offsets */
-                rcu_assign_pointer(nf_ct_nat_offset, NULL);
+                RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_ct_nat_offset, NULL);
         }
         return 0;
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ecache.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ecache.c
index 63a1b915a7e4..3add99439059 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ecache.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ecache.c
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ int nf_conntrack_register_notifier(struct nf_ct_event_notifier *new)
                 ret = -EBUSY;
                 goto out_unlock;
         }
-        rcu_assign_pointer(nf_conntrack_event_cb, new);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_conntrack_event_cb, new);
         mutex_unlock(&nf_ct_ecache_mutex);
         return ret;
 
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ void nf_conntrack_unregister_notifier(struct nf_ct_event_notifier *new)
         notify = rcu_dereference_protected(nf_conntrack_event_cb,
                                            lockdep_is_held(&nf_ct_ecache_mutex));
         BUG_ON(notify != new);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(nf_conntrack_event_cb, NULL);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_conntrack_event_cb, NULL);
         mutex_unlock(&nf_ct_ecache_mutex);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_conntrack_unregister_notifier);
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ int nf_ct_expect_register_notifier(struct nf_exp_event_notifier *new)
                 ret = -EBUSY;
                 goto out_unlock;
         }
-        rcu_assign_pointer(nf_expect_event_cb, new);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_expect_event_cb, new);
         mutex_unlock(&nf_ct_ecache_mutex);
         return ret;
 
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ void nf_ct_expect_unregister_notifier(struct nf_exp_event_notifier *new)
         notify = rcu_dereference_protected(nf_expect_event_cb,
                                            lockdep_is_held(&nf_ct_ecache_mutex));
         BUG_ON(notify != new);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(nf_expect_event_cb, NULL);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_expect_event_cb, NULL);
         mutex_unlock(&nf_ct_ecache_mutex);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_ct_expect_unregister_notifier);
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_extend.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_extend.c
index 05ecdc281a53..4605c947dcc4 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_assign_pointer(nf_ct_ext_types[type->id], type);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_ct_ext_types[type->id], type);
         update_alloc_size(type);
 out:
         mutex_unlock(&nf_ct_ext_type_mutex);
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_ct_extend_register);
 void nf_ct_extend_unregister(struct nf_ct_ext_type *type)
 {
         mutex_lock(&nf_ct_ext_type_mutex);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(nf_ct_ext_types[type->id], NULL);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_ct_ext_types[type->id], NULL);
         update_alloc_size(type);
         mutex_unlock(&nf_ct_ext_type_mutex);
         rcu_barrier(); /* Wait for completion of call_rcu()'s */
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.c
index 1bdfea357955..93c4bdbfc1ae 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.c
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ int __nf_ct_try_assign_helper(struct nf_conn *ct, struct nf_conn *tmpl,
                 helper = __nf_ct_helper_find(&ct->tuplehash[IP_CT_DIR_REPLY].tuple);
         if (helper == NULL) {
                 if (help)
-                        rcu_assign_pointer(help->helper, NULL);
+                        RCU_INIT_POINTER(help->helper, NULL);
                 goto out;
         }
 
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ int __nf_ct_try_assign_helper(struct nf_conn *ct, struct nf_conn *tmpl,
                 memset(&help->help, 0, sizeof(help->help));
         }
 
-        rcu_assign_pointer(help->helper, helper);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(help->helper, helper);
 out:
         return ret;
 }
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ static inline int unhelp(struct nf_conntrack_tuple_hash *i,
                         lockdep_is_held(&nf_conntrack_lock)
                         ) == me) {
                 nf_conntrack_event(IPCT_HELPER, ct);
-                rcu_assign_pointer(help->helper, NULL);
+                RCU_INIT_POINTER(help->helper, NULL);
         }
         return 0;
 }
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
index 7dec88a1755b..e58aa9b1fe8a 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
@@ -1125,7 +1125,7 @@ ctnetlink_change_helper(struct nf_conn *ct, const struct nlattr * const cda[])
                 if (help && help->helper) {
                         /* we had a helper before ... */
                         nf_ct_remove_expectations(ct);
-                        rcu_assign_pointer(help->helper, NULL);
+                        RCU_INIT_POINTER(help->helper, NULL);
                 }
 
                 return 0;
@@ -1163,7 +1163,7 @@ ctnetlink_change_helper(struct nf_conn *ct, const struct nlattr * const cda[])
                 return -EOPNOTSUPP;
         }
 
-        rcu_assign_pointer(help->helper, helper);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(help->helper, helper);
 
         return 0;
 }
@@ -1386,7 +1386,7 @@ ctnetlink_create_conntrack(struct net *net, u16 zone,
                         }
 
                         /* not in hash table yet so not strictly necessary */
-                        rcu_assign_pointer(help->helper, helper);
+                        RCU_INIT_POINTER(help->helper, helper);
                 }
         } else {
                 /* try an implicit helper assignation */
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_log.c b/net/netfilter/nf_log.c
index 20714edf6cd2..ce0c406f58a8 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_assign_pointer(nf_loggers[pf], logger);
+                        RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_loggers[pf], logger);
         }
 
         mutex_unlock(&nf_log_mutex);
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ void nf_log_unregister(struct nf_logger *logger)
                 c_logger = rcu_dereference_protected(nf_loggers[i],
                                                      lockdep_is_held(&nf_log_mutex));
                 if (c_logger == logger)
-                        rcu_assign_pointer(nf_loggers[i], NULL);
+                        RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_loggers[i], NULL);
                 list_del(&logger->list[i]);
         }
         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_assign_pointer(nf_loggers[pf], logger);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_loggers[pf], logger);
         mutex_unlock(&nf_log_mutex);
         return 0;
 }
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ void nf_log_unbind_pf(u_int8_t pf)
         if (pf >= ARRAY_SIZE(nf_loggers))
                 return;
         mutex_lock(&nf_log_mutex);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(nf_loggers[pf], NULL);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(nf_loggers[pf], NULL);
         mutex_unlock(&nf_log_mutex);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(nf_log_unbind_pf);
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ static int nf_log_proc_dostring(ctl_table *table, int write,
                         mutex_unlock(&nf_log_mutex);
                         return -ENOENT;
                 }
-                rcu_assign_pointer(nf_loggers[tindex], logger);
+                RCU_INIT_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 5b466cd1272f..c1894ae196de 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_assign_pointer(queue_handler[pf], qh);
+                RCU_INIT_POINTER(queue_handler[pf], qh);
                 ret = 0;
         }
         mutex_unlock(&queue_handler_mutex);
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ int nf_unregister_queue_handler(u_int8_t pf, const struct nf_queue_handler *qh)
                 return -EINVAL;
         }
 
-        rcu_assign_pointer(queue_handler[pf], NULL);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(queue_handler[pf], NULL);
         mutex_unlock(&queue_handler_mutex);
 
         synchronize_rcu();
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ void nf_unregister_queue_handlers(const struct nf_queue_handler *qh)
                                 queue_handler[pf],
                                 lockdep_is_held(&queue_handler_mutex)
                                 ) == qh)
-                        rcu_assign_pointer(queue_handler[pf], NULL);
+                        RCU_INIT_POINTER(queue_handler[pf], NULL);
         }
         mutex_unlock(&queue_handler_mutex);
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c
index 1905976b5135..c879c1a2370e 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_assign_pointer(subsys_table[n->subsys_id], n);
+        RCU_INIT_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_assign_pointer(net->nfnl, nfnl);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(net->nfnl, nfnl);
         return 0;
 }
 
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ static void __net_exit nfnetlink_net_exit_batch(struct list_head *net_exit_list)
         struct net *net;
 
         list_for_each_entry(net, net_exit_list, exit_list)
-                rcu_assign_pointer(net->nfnl, NULL);
+                RCU_INIT_POINTER(net->nfnl, NULL);
         synchronize_net();
         list_for_each_entry(net, net_exit_list, exit_list)
                 netlink_kernel_release(net->nfnl_stash);
diff --git a/net/netlabel/netlabel_domainhash.c b/net/netlabel/netlabel_domainhash.c
index 2aa975e5452d..c0594cdfe617 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_assign_pointer(netlbl_domhsh, hsh_tbl);
+        RCU_INIT_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_assign_pointer(netlbl_domhsh_def, entry);
+                        RCU_INIT_POINTER(netlbl_domhsh_def, entry);
                 }
 
                 if (entry->type == NETLBL_NLTYPE_ADDRSELECT) {
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ int netlbl_domhsh_remove_entry(struct netlbl_dom_map *entry,
                 if (entry != rcu_dereference(netlbl_domhsh_def))
                         list_del_rcu(&entry->list);
                 else
-                        rcu_assign_pointer(netlbl_domhsh_def, NULL);
+                        RCU_INIT_POINTER(netlbl_domhsh_def, NULL);
         } else
                 ret_val = -ENOENT;
         spin_unlock(&netlbl_domhsh_lock);
diff --git a/net/netlabel/netlabel_unlabeled.c b/net/netlabel/netlabel_unlabeled.c
index f1ecf848e3ac..5a587cf6c86f 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_assign_pointer(netlbl_unlhsh_def, iface);
+                RCU_INIT_POINTER(netlbl_unlhsh_def, iface);
         }
         spin_unlock(&netlbl_unlhsh_lock);
 
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ static void netlbl_unlhsh_condremove_iface(struct netlbl_unlhsh_iface *iface)
         if (iface->ifindex > 0)
                 list_del_rcu(&iface->list);
         else
-                rcu_assign_pointer(netlbl_unlhsh_def, NULL);
+                RCU_INIT_POINTER(netlbl_unlhsh_def, NULL);
         spin_unlock(&netlbl_unlhsh_lock);
 
         call_rcu(&iface->rcu, netlbl_unlhsh_free_iface);
@@ -1449,7 +1449,7 @@ int __init netlbl_unlabel_init(u32 size)
 
         rcu_read_lock();
         spin_lock(&netlbl_unlhsh_lock);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(netlbl_unlhsh, hsh_tbl);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(netlbl_unlhsh, hsh_tbl);
         spin_unlock(&netlbl_unlhsh_lock);
         rcu_read_unlock();
 
diff --git a/net/phonet/af_phonet.c b/net/phonet/af_phonet.c
index c6fffd946d42..bf10ea8fbbf9 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_assign_pointer(proto_tab[protocol], pp);
+                RCU_INIT_POINTER(proto_tab[protocol], pp);
         mutex_unlock(&proto_tab_lock);
 
         return err;
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ void phonet_proto_unregister(unsigned int protocol, struct phonet_protocol *pp)
 {
         mutex_lock(&proto_tab_lock);
         BUG_ON(proto_tab[protocol] != pp);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(proto_tab[protocol], NULL);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(proto_tab[protocol], NULL);
         mutex_unlock(&proto_tab_lock);
         synchronize_rcu();
         proto_unregister(pp->prot);
diff --git a/net/phonet/pn_dev.c b/net/phonet/pn_dev.c
index d2df8f33160b..c5827614376b 100644
--- a/net/phonet/pn_dev.c
+++ b/net/phonet/pn_dev.c
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ static void phonet_route_autodel(struct net_device *dev)
         mutex_lock(&pnn->routes.lock);
         for (i = 0; i < 64; i++)
                 if (dev == pnn->routes.table[i]) {
-                        rcu_assign_pointer(pnn->routes.table[i], NULL);
+                        RCU_INIT_POINTER(pnn->routes.table[i], NULL);
                         set_bit(i, deleted);
                 }
         mutex_unlock(&pnn->routes.lock);
@@ -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_assign_pointer(routes->table[daddr], dev);
+                RCU_INIT_POINTER(routes->table[daddr], dev);
                 dev_hold(dev);
                 err = 0;
         }
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ int phonet_route_del(struct net_device *dev, u8 daddr)
         daddr = daddr >> 2;
         mutex_lock(&routes->lock);
         if (dev == routes->table[daddr])
-                rcu_assign_pointer(routes->table[daddr], NULL);
+                RCU_INIT_POINTER(routes->table[daddr], NULL);
         else
                 dev = NULL;
         mutex_unlock(&routes->lock);
diff --git a/net/phonet/socket.c b/net/phonet/socket.c
index ab07711cf2f4..676d18dc75b7 100644
--- a/net/phonet/socket.c
+++ b/net/phonet/socket.c
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ int pn_sock_bind_res(struct sock *sk, u8 res)
         mutex_lock(&resource_mutex);
         if (pnres.sk[res] == NULL) {
                 sock_hold(sk);
-                rcu_assign_pointer(pnres.sk[res], sk);
+                RCU_INIT_POINTER(pnres.sk[res], sk);
                 ret = 0;
         }
         mutex_unlock(&resource_mutex);
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ int pn_sock_unbind_res(struct sock *sk, u8 res)
 
         mutex_lock(&resource_mutex);
         if (pnres.sk[res] == sk) {
-                rcu_assign_pointer(pnres.sk[res], NULL);
+                RCU_INIT_POINTER(pnres.sk[res], NULL);
                 ret = 0;
         }
         mutex_unlock(&resource_mutex);
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ void pn_sock_unbind_all_res(struct sock *sk)
         mutex_lock(&resource_mutex);
         for (res = 0; res < 256; res++) {
                 if (pnres.sk[res] == sk) {
-                        rcu_assign_pointer(pnres.sk[res], NULL);
+                        RCU_INIT_POINTER(pnres.sk[res], NULL);
                         match++;
                 }
         }
diff --git a/net/socket.c b/net/socket.c
index b1cbbcd92558..7ec8f9b669b3 100644
--- a/net/socket.c
+++ b/net/socket.c
@@ -2463,7 +2463,7 @@ int sock_register(const struct net_proto_family *ops)
                                       lockdep_is_held(&net_family_lock)))
                 err = -EEXIST;
         else {
-                rcu_assign_pointer(net_families[ops->family], ops);
+                RCU_INIT_POINTER(net_families[ops->family], ops);
                 err = 0;
         }
         spin_unlock(&net_family_lock);
@@ -2491,7 +2491,7 @@ void sock_unregister(int family)
         BUG_ON(family < 0 || family >= NPROTO);
 
         spin_lock(&net_family_lock);
-        rcu_assign_pointer(net_families[family], NULL);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(net_families[family], NULL);
         spin_unlock(&net_family_lock);
 
         synchronize_rcu();
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/auth_gss.c b/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/auth_gss.c
index 364eb45e989d..d4132754cbe1 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_assign_pointer(gss_cred->gc_ctx, ctx);
+        RCU_INIT_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);
@@ -970,7 +970,7 @@ gss_destroy_nullcred(struct rpc_cred *cred)
         struct gss_auth *gss_auth = container_of(cred->cr_auth, struct gss_auth, rpc_auth);
         struct gss_cl_ctx *ctx = gss_cred->gc_ctx;
 
-        rcu_assign_pointer(gss_cred->gc_ctx, NULL);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(gss_cred->gc_ctx, NULL);
         call_rcu(&cred->cr_rcu, gss_free_cred_callback);
         if (ctx)
                 gss_put_ctx(ctx);
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
index 0256b8a0a7cf..d0a42df5160e 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_assign_pointer(net->xfrm.nlsk, nlsk);
+        RCU_INIT_POINTER(net->xfrm.nlsk, nlsk);
         return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2935,7 +2935,7 @@ static void __net_exit xfrm_user_net_exit(struct list_head *net_exit_list)
 {
         struct net *net;
         list_for_each_entry(net, net_exit_list, exit_list)
-                rcu_assign_pointer(net->xfrm.nlsk, NULL);
+                RCU_INIT_POINTER(net->xfrm.nlsk, NULL);
         synchronize_net();
         list_for_each_entry(net, net_exit_list, exit_list)
                 netlink_kernel_release(net->xfrm.nlsk_stash);