Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S263843AbUDZOMw (ORCPT ); Mon, 26 Apr 2004 10:12:52 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S263860AbUDZOE5 (ORCPT ); Mon, 26 Apr 2004 10:04:57 -0400 Received: from users.linvision.com ([62.58.92.114]:48046 "HELO bitwizard.nl") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S263979AbUDZNvB (ORCPT ); Mon, 26 Apr 2004 09:51:01 -0400 Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 15:50:58 +0200 From: Erik Mouw To: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz Cc: andersen@codepoet.org, linux-ide@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] prevent module unloading for legacy IDE chipset drivers Message-ID: <20040426135058.GC14074@harddisk-recovery.com> References: <200404212219.24622.bzolnier@elka.pw.edu.pl> <200404220250.15078.bzolnier@elka.pw.edu.pl> <20040422103355.GC15176@harddisk-recovery.com> <200404221635.12490.bzolnier@elka.pw.edu.pl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200404221635.12490.bzolnier@elka.pw.edu.pl> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.28i Organization: Harddisk-recovery.com Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 954 Lines: 25 On Thu, Apr 22, 2004 at 04:35:12PM +0200, Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz wrote: > On Thursday 22 of April 2004 12:33, Erik Mouw wrote: > > What makes IDE sufficiently different from SCSI that we can't unload > > IDE host drivers? > > - no reference counting > - lack of release() method > - insufficient locking Do you plan to fix the module unloading in the current code, or is it easier to write a new driver based on libata (assuming it has been fixed in libata)? If I understood Jeff's latest libata update correctly, it should be possible Real Soon Now [tm], right? Erik -- +-- Erik Mouw -- www.harddisk-recovery.com -- +31 70 370 12 90 -- | Lab address: Delftechpark 26, 2628 XH, Delft, The Netherlands - 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/