Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: kernel threads and close method in a device driver | Date | Tue, 17 Apr 2001 22:37:44 +0100 (BST) | From | Alan Cox <> |
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> What can cause a close not to get invoked? BTW, the close is returning > with a 0 status to the application ...(it definitely did NOT > get invoked in the driver)
The driver release function is invoked when the use count of the handle hits zero. Make sure you are not muddling release and flush ? - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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