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From: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
To: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>
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Subject: Re: Status new-modules + 802.11b/IrDA 
In-reply-to: Your message of "Wed, 11 Dec 2002 12:40:36 CDT."
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Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2002 09:41:49 +1100
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In message <20021211174036.GA2612@gtf.org> you write:
> On Wed, Dec 11, 2002 at 07:34:53PM +1100, Rusty Russell wrote:
> > 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.

BTW, what *is* the purpose of that macro, other than obfuscation?

Rusty.
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