Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2004 14:29:09 +0200
From: Muli Ben-Yehuda <mulix@mulix.org>
To: Linux-Kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: modules registering as sysctl handlers
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Hi=20

Looking at 2.6.3-bk, it appears that the sysctl code does not raise a
module's reference count before calling a sysctl handler registered by
that module.=20

- are modules allowed to register sysctl handlers?
register_sysctl_table is exported, so I imagine so.=20

- am I missing something and modules are in fact protected against
concurrent unloading and invocation of sysctl?

Cheers,=20
Muli=20
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Muli Ben-Yehuda
http://www.mulix.org | http://mulix.livejournal.com/


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