Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1750845AbVKJP2o (ORCPT ); Thu, 10 Nov 2005 10:28:44 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1750929AbVKJP2o (ORCPT ); Thu, 10 Nov 2005 10:28:44 -0500 Received: from spirit.analogic.com ([204.178.40.4]:34822 "EHLO spirit.analogic.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750845AbVKJP2n convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Thu, 10 Nov 2005 10:28:43 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5.7226.0 In-Reply-To: <43735766.3070205@gmail.com> References: <437347B5.6080201@gmail.com> <43735766.3070205@gmail.com> X-OriginalArrivalTime: 10 Nov 2005 15:28:42.0469 (UTC) FILETIME=[6E9C4150:01C5E60B] Content-class: urn:content-classes:message Subject: Re: MOD_INC_USE_COUNT Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 10:28:41 -0500 Message-ID: X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: MOD_INC_USE_COUNT Thread-Index: AcXmC269xv+TMzqiQJezRTaPhA9Jqw== From: "linux-os \(Dick Johnson\)" To: "Tony" Cc: "Linux Kernel Mailing List" Reply-To: "linux-os \(Dick Johnson\)" Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1954 Lines: 47 On Thu, 10 Nov 2005, Tony wrote: > linux-os (Dick Johnson) wrote: >> On Thu, 10 Nov 2005, Tony wrote: >> >> >>> Hello All, >>> Usually, when a net_device->open is called, it will MOD_INC_USE_COUNT on >>> success. It is removed since 2.5.x, then should I increase the use >>> count? how? thx. >> >> >> Gone! Don't use INC or DEC_USE_COUNT anymore. The kernel takes >> care of that for you. Also, the count shown in `lsmod` no longer >> means anything you can use programmaticly. >> >> Cheers, >> Dick Johnson >> Penguin : Linux version 2.6.13.4 on an i686 machine (5589.55 BogoMips). >> Warning : 98.36% of all statistics are fiction. >> >> > But when the module is used by a net_device(interface is up), rmmod also > works. Strange, isn't it? Yes, it does something unexpected, i.e., violates the tenant of least surprise. It shuts down the network interface, doesn't even log the event. It just __does__ it! At least M$ would put the information in the "event viewer". > Cheers, Dick Johnson Penguin : Linux version 2.6.13.4 on an i686 machine (5589.55 BogoMips). Warning : 98.36% of all statistics are fiction. . **************************************************************** The information transmitted in this message is confidential and may be privileged. Any review, retransmission, dissemination, or other use of this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify Analogic Corporation immediately - by replying to this message or by sending an email to DeliveryErrors@analogic.com - and destroy all copies of this information, including any attachments, without reading or disclosing them. Thank you. - 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/