From: Russell King <rmk@arm.linux.org.uk>
To: Jan De Luyck <lkml@kcore.org>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: MOD_DEC_USE_COUNT is deprecated
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2003 12:25:48 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20030623122548.B28325@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200306231316.21018.lkml@kcore.org>; from lkml@kcore.org on Mon, Jun 23, 2003 at 01:16:21PM +0200
On Mon, Jun 23, 2003 at 01:16:21PM +0200, Jan De Luyck wrote:
> Little question: With many modules I'm still seeying the MOD_DEC_USE_COUNT is
> deprecated message. I've checked the changes that have been done earlier, and
> they usually just consist of removing these lines. If so, I'm more than
> willing to "search and destroy" those and send 'em over to the patch monkey,
> but if what I'm saying is totally idiotic just slap me ;p
It's not that simple - you need to ensure that there are mechanisms
in place to ensure that module unloading is safe before removing these.
The remaining MOD_{INC,DEC}_USE_COUNT act as markers for code that needs
to be fixed up.
--
Russell King (rmk@arm.linux.org.uk) The developer of ARM Linux
http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/personal/aboutme.html
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2003-06-23 11:16 MOD_DEC_USE_COUNT is deprecated Jan De Luyck
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