From: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>
To: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
Cc: jt@hpl.hp.com,
Linux kernel mailing list <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@mandrakesoft.com>,
dahinds@users.sourceforge.net, davem@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Status new-modules + 802.11b/IrDA
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2002 12:40:36 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20021211174036.GA2612@gtf.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20021211093007.B58402C093@lists.samba.org>
On Wed, Dec 11, 2002 at 07:34:53PM +1100, Rusty Russell wrote:
> In message <20021211010512.GA5853@bougret.hpl.hp.com> you write:
> > o af_irda, irda-usb & irtty-sir are "unsafe". I tracked that
> > down to the use of MOD_INC_USE_COUNT. The header file module.h give
> > hints on how I should convert that to the new world (use
> > try_module_get), however your FAQ seems to say something else (just
> > remove them, they are useless). I'm quite confused, because those
> > MOD_INC_USE_COUNT have a definite purpose... I would appreciate more
> > guidance.
>
> Looking at these files:
>
> idra-usb.c: add "netdev->owner = THIS_MODULE;" and get rid of the
> MOD_INC_USE_COUNT.
Incorrect but close: one uses SET_MODULE_OWNER(netdev) for this.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-12-11 17:32 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-12-11 1:05 Status new-modules + 802.11b/IrDA Jean Tourrilhes
2002-12-11 8:34 ` Rusty Russell
2002-12-11 17:40 ` Jeff Garzik [this message]
2002-12-11 22:41 ` Rusty Russell
2002-12-11 17:43 ` Jean Tourrilhes
2002-12-11 22:46 ` Rusty Russell
2002-12-12 0:50 ` Andrew Morton
2002-12-12 21:51 ` Benjamin Reed
2002-12-13 0:22 ` Jean Tourrilhes
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