Messages in this thread | | | From | Oliver Neukum <> | Subject | Re: PCI driver module unload race? | Date | Tue, 11 Mar 2003 17:07:09 +0100 |
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> This means the module refcount must remain at 0, even after it's bound to > devices. Changing this would require a change in visible behavior, and > require an extra step by a user to disconnect the driver before they > unload the module.
Yes, that would mean changing behaviour. On the other hand, we require new module utilities for 2.6 anyway, so why not?
Regards Oliver
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