From: Russell King <rmk@arm.linux.org.uk>
To: "Dr. Kelsey Hudson" <kernel@blackhole.compendium-tech.com>
Cc: Boris Dragovic <lynx@falcon.etf.bg.ac.yu>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: negative mod use count
Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 10:17:41 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20010302101741.B21799@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200102281958.UAA13226@falcon.etf.bg.ac.yu> <Pine.LNX.4.21.0103011653340.8542-100000@sol.compendium-tech.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0103011653340.8542-100000@sol.compendium-tech.com>; from kernel@blackhole.compendium-tech.com on Thu, Mar 01, 2001 at 04:55:30PM -0800
On Thu, Mar 01, 2001 at 04:55:30PM -0800, Dr. Kelsey Hudson wrote:
> On Wed, 28 Feb 2001, Boris Dragovic wrote:
> > what does negative module use count mean?
>
> That means that there's a bug in someone's driver.
Not necessarily. Please read the other replies (specifically mine) to
discover the real answer as to why modules can _legally_ have negative
use counts.
--
Russell King (rmk@arm.linux.org.uk) The developer of ARM Linux
http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/personal/aboutme.html
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-03-02 10:37 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-02-28 19:58 negative mod use count Boris Dragovic
2001-02-28 20:08 ` Brian Gerst
2001-02-28 20:31 ` Frank v Waveren
2001-02-28 23:01 ` Russell King
2001-03-01 0:04 ` Keith Owens
2001-03-02 0:55 ` Dr. Kelsey Hudson
2001-03-02 10:17 ` Russell King [this message]
2001-03-02 13:30 ` Boris Dragovic
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