mutex_lock(&bp->cnic_lock);
        cp->drv_state = 0;
        bnapi->cnic_present = 0;
-       rcu_assign_pointer(bp->cnic_ops, NULL);
+       RCU_INIT_POINTER(bp->cnic_ops, NULL);
        mutex_unlock(&bp->cnic_lock);
        synchronize_rcu();
        return 0;
 
 
        mutex_lock(&bp->cnic_mutex);
        cp->drv_state = 0;
-       rcu_assign_pointer(bp->cnic_ops, NULL);
+       RCU_INIT_POINTER(bp->cnic_ops, NULL);
        mutex_unlock(&bp->cnic_mutex);
        synchronize_rcu();
        kfree(bp->cnic_kwq);
 
        }
        read_unlock(&cnic_dev_lock);
 
-       rcu_assign_pointer(cnic_ulp_tbl[ulp_type], NULL);
+       RCU_INIT_POINTER(cnic_ulp_tbl[ulp_type], NULL);
 
        mutex_unlock(&cnic_lock);
        synchronize_rcu();
        }
        mutex_lock(&cnic_lock);
        if (rcu_dereference(cp->ulp_ops[ulp_type])) {
-               rcu_assign_pointer(cp->ulp_ops[ulp_type], NULL);
+               RCU_INIT_POINTER(cp->ulp_ops[ulp_type], NULL);
                cnic_put(dev);
        } else {
                pr_err("%s: device not registered to this ulp type %d\n",
                }
                cnic_shutdown_rings(dev);
                clear_bit(CNIC_F_CNIC_UP, &dev->flags);
-               rcu_assign_pointer(cp->ulp_ops[CNIC_ULP_L4], NULL);
+               RCU_INIT_POINTER(cp->ulp_ops[CNIC_ULP_L4], NULL);
                synchronize_rcu();
                cnic_cm_shutdown(dev);
                cp->stop_hw(dev);
 
 
 out_free_l2t:
        t3_free_l2t(L2DATA(dev));
-       rcu_assign_pointer(dev->l2opt, NULL);
+       RCU_INIT_POINTER(dev->l2opt, NULL);
 out_free:
        kfree(t);
        return err;
        rcu_read_lock();
        d = L2DATA(tdev);
        rcu_read_unlock();
-       rcu_assign_pointer(tdev->l2opt, NULL);
+       RCU_INIT_POINTER(tdev->l2opt, NULL);
        call_rcu(&d->rcu_head, clean_l2_data);
        if (t->nofail_skb)
                kfree_skb(t->nofail_skb);
 
        if (vlan) {
                int index = get_slot(vlan, q);
 
-               rcu_assign_pointer(vlan->taps[index], NULL);
-               rcu_assign_pointer(q->vlan, NULL);
+               RCU_INIT_POINTER(vlan->taps[index], NULL);
+               RCU_INIT_POINTER(q->vlan, NULL);
                sock_put(&q->sk);
                --vlan->numvtaps;
        }
                                              lockdep_is_held(&macvtap_lock));
                if (q) {
                        qlist[j++] = q;
-                       rcu_assign_pointer(vlan->taps[i], NULL);
-                       rcu_assign_pointer(q->vlan, NULL);
+                       RCU_INIT_POINTER(vlan->taps[i], NULL);
+                       RCU_INIT_POINTER(q->vlan, NULL);
                        vlan->numvtaps--;
                }
        }
 
 {
        spin_lock(&chan_lock);
        clear_bit(sock->proto.pptp.src_addr.call_id, callid_bitmap);
-       rcu_assign_pointer(callid_sock[sock->proto.pptp.src_addr.call_id], NULL);
+       RCU_INIT_POINTER(callid_sock[sock->proto.pptp.src_addr.call_id], NULL);
        spin_unlock(&chan_lock);
        synchronize_rcu();
 }
 
 static void ab_port_leave(struct team *team, struct team_port *port)
 {
        if (ab_priv(team)->active_port == port)
-               rcu_assign_pointer(ab_priv(team)->active_port, NULL);
+               RCU_INIT_POINTER(ab_priv(team)->active_port, NULL);
 }
 
 static int ab_active_port_get(struct team *team, void *arg)
 
 
        mutex_lock(&ar->mutex);
        if (IS_ACCEPTING_CMD(ar)) {
-               rcu_assign_pointer(ar->beacon_iter, NULL);
+               RCU_INIT_POINTER(ar->beacon_iter, NULL);
 
                carl9170_led_set_state(ar, 0);
 
                vif_priv->active = false;
                bitmap_release_region(&ar->vif_bitmap, vif_id, 0);
                ar->vifs--;
-               rcu_assign_pointer(ar->vif_priv[vif_id].vif, NULL);
+               RCU_INIT_POINTER(ar->vif_priv[vif_id].vif, NULL);
                list_del_rcu(&vif_priv->list);
                mutex_unlock(&ar->mutex);
                synchronize_rcu();
        WARN_ON(vif_priv->enable_beacon);
        vif_priv->enable_beacon = false;
        list_del_rcu(&vif_priv->list);
-       rcu_assign_pointer(ar->vif_priv[id].vif, NULL);
+       RCU_INIT_POINTER(ar->vif_priv[id].vif, NULL);
 
        if (vif == main_vif) {
                rcu_read_unlock();
                }
 
                for (i = 0; i < CARL9170_NUM_TID; i++)
-                       rcu_assign_pointer(sta_info->agg[i], NULL);
+                       RCU_INIT_POINTER(sta_info->agg[i], NULL);
 
                sta_info->ampdu_max_len = 1 << (3 + sta->ht_cap.ampdu_factor);
                sta_info->ht_sta = true;
                        struct carl9170_sta_tid *tid_info;
 
                        tid_info = rcu_dereference(sta_info->agg[i]);
-                       rcu_assign_pointer(sta_info->agg[i], NULL);
+                       RCU_INIT_POINTER(sta_info->agg[i], NULL);
 
                        if (!tid_info)
                                continue;
                        spin_unlock_bh(&ar->tx_ampdu_list_lock);
                }
 
-               rcu_assign_pointer(sta_info->agg[tid], NULL);
+               RCU_INIT_POINTER(sta_info->agg[tid], NULL);
                rcu_read_unlock();
 
                ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_cb_irqsafe(vif, sta->addr, tid);
 
                break;
        case NETDEV_UNREGISTER:
                old = rtnl_dereference(dev->priomap);
-               rcu_assign_pointer(dev->priomap, NULL);
+               RCU_INIT_POINTER(dev->priomap, NULL);
                if (old)
                        kfree_rcu(old, rcu);
                break;
        rtnl_lock();
        for_each_netdev(&init_net, dev) {
                old = rtnl_dereference(dev->priomap);
-               rcu_assign_pointer(dev->priomap, NULL);
+               RCU_INIT_POINTER(dev->priomap, NULL);
                if (old)
                        kfree_rcu(old, rcu);
        }