Messages in this thread | ![/](/images/icornerl.gif) | | Date | Thu, 09 Jan 2003 12:41:39 -0800 | From | Max Krasnyansky <> | Subject | Re: Another idea for simplifying locking in kernel/module.c |
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At 12:53 AM 1/7/2003 -0800, Adam J. Richter wrote: >I wrote: >> Here is a way to replace all of the specialized "stop CPU" >>locking code in kernel/module.c with an rw_semaphore by using >>down_read_trylock in try_module_get() and down_write when beginning to >>unload the module. >> >> The following UNTESTED patch, a net deletion of 136 lines, > > I am running that patch now on two computers. It seems to >be OK. > > Rusty, I'd be interested in knowing what you think of the >patch (likewise for other lkml readers).
We have to be able to call try_module_get() from interrupt context.
Max
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