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Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 10:17:41 +0000
From: Russell King <rmk@arm.linux.org.uk>
To: "Dr. Kelsey Hudson" <kernel@blackhole.compendium-tech.com>
Cc: Boris Dragovic <lynx@falcon.etf.bg.ac.yu>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: negative mod use count
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In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0103011653340.8542-100000@sol.compendium-tech.com>; from kernel@blackhole.compendium-tech.com on Thu, Mar 01, 2001 at 04:55:30PM -0800
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On Thu, Mar 01, 2001 at 04:55:30PM -0800, Dr. Kelsey Hudson wrote:
> On Wed, 28 Feb 2001, Boris Dragovic wrote:
> > what does negative module use count mean?
> 
> That means that there's a bug in someone's driver.

Not necessarily.  Please read the other replies (specifically mine) to
discover the real answer as to why modules can _legally_ have negative
use counts.

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Russell King (rmk@arm.linux.org.uk)                The developer of ARM Linux
             http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/personal/aboutme.html
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