Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 14 Feb 2003 08:12:36 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 14 Feb 2003 08:12:35 -0500 Received: from smtpzilla5.xs4all.nl ([194.109.127.141]:44043 "EHLO smtpzilla5.xs4all.nl") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 14 Feb 2003 08:11:57 -0500 Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2003 14:21:25 +0100 (CET) From: Roman Zippel X-X-Sender: roman@serv To: Rusty Russell cc: Werner Almesberger , , , , Subject: Re: [RFC] Migrating net/sched to new module interface In-Reply-To: <20030214120628.208112C464@lists.samba.org> Message-ID: References: <20030214120628.208112C464@lists.samba.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1438 Lines: 38 Hi, On Fri, 14 Feb 2003, Rusty Russell wrote: > > It's not the same, please see: > > http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=104284223130775&w=2 > > I explained why the current module locking is more complex and why it's > > actually a three stage delete. > > No, here is where you show *your* ignorance of kernel locking idioms, > and that your axiom is that "the new system is more complex". Another point you probably misunderstood: I said that the complexity of the new and the old system is exactly the same, please read more carefully before flaming, it might backfire. > > Rusty, above are real problems, the module locking fixes these problems > > during module_init/module_exit, but how can these problems fixed in the > > other cases and how does the module locking help? > > This isn't even a sensible question: "This is not a module problem. > How does module locking help?" I hate to drag people into a discussion, but maybe you're more inclined to believe Al: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103761331525509&w=2 http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103769023500378&w=2 Please read this very careful and think about it. bye, Roman - 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/