Date: Wed, 14 May 2003 22:20:41 -0700
From: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>
To: chas williams <chas@locutus.cmf.nrl.navy.mil>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH][ATM] add reference counting to atm_dev
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On Wed, May 14, 2003 at 06:21:27PM -0400, chas williams wrote:
> >Is this going to help us be able to get rid of the MOD_* calls in ATM
> >drivers soon?
> 
> no.  a later patch will get rid of those though.  next in the queue 
> will be to make atm itself modular and make vcc's do reference counting
> (via their struct sock parent).  i could fix the MOD_ nonsense next if
> its really bothering you.

It's not really bothering me, just wondering when it will go away (I see
it when building one of the USB ATM drivers...)

The V4L use of MOD_* is bothering me, as there are more USB V4L drivers
than USB ATM drivers :)

thanks,

greg k-h
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