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Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2001 21:31:46 +0100
From: Frank v Waveren <fvw@var.cx>
To: Brian Gerst <bgerst@didntduck.org>
Cc: Boris Dragovic <lynx@falcon.etf.bg.ac.yu>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: negative mod use count
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On Wed, Feb 28, 2001 at 03:08:11PM -0500, Brian Gerst wrote:
> > what does negative module use count mean?
> A bugged module.

Not at all. A non-zero usage count means the module can't be unloaded.
Whatever the module does with the usage count apart from that is
completely it's own choice.

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