Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Thu, 09 Nov 2000 16:02:43 -0500 | From | Jeff Garzik <> | Subject | Re: Module open() problems, Linux 2.4.0 |
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"Richard B. Johnson" wrote: > I suppose. Look at what you just stated! This means that a reported > value is now worthless. > > To restate, somebody decided that we didn't need this reported value > anymore. Therefore, it is okay to make it worthless. > > I don't agree. The De-facto standard has been that the module usage > count is equal to the open count. This became the standard because > of a long established history. > > This is one of the tools we use to verify that an entire system > is functioning properly. Now, somebody decided that I didn't need > this tool.
You assumed the module count == device open count, when that was in fact never the case. The 2.4.x kernel changes merely shattered false assumptions you held on your part.
The kernel thread example I described in my last e-mail holds true for kernel 2.2.x as well, maybe 2.0.x too.
Jeff
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