[PATCH 06/20] drivers/char: use LIST_HEAD instead of LIST_HEAD_INIT

[Denis Cheng <crquan@gmail.com>]

single list_head variable initialized with LIST_HEAD_INIT could almost
always can be replaced with LIST_HEAD declaration, this shrinks the code
and looks better.

Signed-off-by: Denis Cheng <crquan@gmail.com>
---
 drivers/char/hvc_console.c          |    2 +-
 drivers/char/hvcs.c                 |    2 +-
 drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c |    4 ++--
 3 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/char/hvc_console.c b/drivers/char/hvc_console.c
index 8252f86..9e64211 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hvc_console.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hvc_console.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ struct hvc_struct {
 };
 
 /* dynamic list of hvc_struct instances */
-static struct list_head hvc_structs = LIST_HEAD_INIT(hvc_structs);
+static LIST_HEAD(hvc_structs);
 
 /*
  * Protect the list of hvc_struct instances from inserts and removals during
diff --git a/drivers/char/hvcs.c b/drivers/char/hvcs.c
index 69d8866..ae60e0e 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hvcs.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hvcs.c
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ struct hvcs_struct {
 /* Required to back map a kobject to its containing object */
 #define from_kobj(kobj) container_of(kobj, struct hvcs_struct, kobj)
 
-static struct list_head hvcs_structs = LIST_HEAD_INIT(hvcs_structs);
+static LIST_HEAD(hvcs_structs);
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(hvcs_structs_lock);
 
 static void hvcs_unthrottle(struct tty_struct *tty);
diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
index 5dc1265..d01c4ff 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
@@ -365,12 +365,12 @@ static struct device_driver ipmidriver = {
 };
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(ipmidriver_mutex);
 
-static struct list_head ipmi_interfaces = LIST_HEAD_INIT(ipmi_interfaces);
+static LIST_HEAD(ipmi_interfaces);
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(ipmi_interfaces_mutex);
 
 /* List of watchers that want to know when smi's are added and
    deleted. */
-static struct list_head smi_watchers = LIST_HEAD_INIT(smi_watchers);
+static LIST_HEAD(smi_watchers);
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(smi_watchers_mutex);
 
 
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