Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 20 Feb 2003 13:46:22 +0100 (CET) | From | Roman Zippel <> | Subject | Re: [RFC] Is an alternative module interface needed/possible? |
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Hi,
On Thu, 20 Feb 2003, Adam J. Richter wrote:
> The ability to remove a module is generally independent of > whether or not there is any hardware present at that moment for which > the module supplies a driver. Instead, the determining issue is > whether there are file descriptors open for that driver.
I don't understand, what you're trying to say. File descriptors are not the only way to access a driver and the ability to remove a module is only dependent on the number of references to this module.
bye, Roman
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