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From: Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu
To: Steve Youngs <sryoungs@bigpond.net.au>
Cc: Linux Kernel List <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: PATCH: (as177) Add class_device_unregister_wait() and platform_device_unregister_wait() to the driver model core
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 01:25:03 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <200401260625.i0Q6P4op023127@turing-police.cc.vt.edu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 26 Jan 2004 15:55:06 +1000." <microsoft-free.87d697s18l.fsf@eicq.dnsalias.org>

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On Mon, 26 Jan 2004 15:55:06 +1000, Steve Youngs <sryoungs@bigpond.net.au>  said:

> Because the 2nd user is still using the module so its in-use bit
> should still be set.  Remember that when the module was first loaded
> it registered a function with the kernel for testing whether the
> module is in use.

Anybody who's ever been in a bathroom stall and somebody turned off the
lights on their way out will intuitively understand why you need a reference
count and not an in-use bit,

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  reply	other threads:[~2004-01-26  6:25 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 38+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-01-23 16:58 PATCH: (as177) Add class_device_unregister_wait() and platform_device_unregister_wait() to the driver model core Alan Stern
2004-01-23 17:42 ` Linus Torvalds
2004-01-23 18:03   ` Alan Stern
2004-01-23 18:10     ` viro
2004-01-23 18:18       ` Greg KH
2004-01-23 18:15     ` Linus Torvalds
2004-01-23 18:31       ` Greg KH
2004-01-23 18:11   ` Greg KH
2004-01-23 18:19     ` Linus Torvalds
2004-01-23 18:27       ` Greg KH
2004-01-25 17:32       ` Alan Stern
2004-01-25 19:02         ` Linus Torvalds
2004-01-25 20:21           ` viro
2004-01-27  6:51             ` Rusty Russell
2004-01-27 13:56               ` Roman Zippel
2004-01-27 23:29                 ` Rusty Russell
2004-01-28  2:36                   ` Roman Zippel
2004-01-28  3:54                     ` Rusty Russell
2004-01-25 23:12           ` Steve Youngs
2004-01-26  3:22             ` Adam Kropelin
2004-01-26  5:06               ` Steve Youngs
2004-01-26  5:21                 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2004-01-26  5:55                   ` Steve Youngs
2004-01-26  6:25                     ` Valdis.Kletnieks [this message]
2004-01-26  8:48                     ` Helge Hafting
2004-01-26 15:50                 ` Adam Kropelin
2004-01-26 16:22           ` Roman Zippel
2004-01-27 19:32             ` Russell King
2004-01-27 20:28               ` Greg KH
2004-01-27 20:29             ` Greg KH
2004-01-28  2:03               ` Roman Zippel
2004-01-28  2:17                 ` viro
2004-01-28  2:53                   ` Roman Zippel
2004-01-27  6:41           ` Rusty Russell
2004-01-23 19:45     ` viro
2004-01-26  5:50     ` Rusty Russell
2004-01-26 15:51       ` Alan Stern
2004-01-27 22:55         ` Rusty Russell

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