Messages in this thread | ![/](/images/icornerl.gif) | | Subject | Re: Writing modules for 2.5 | From | Alan Cox <> | Date | 15 Apr 2003 15:24:53 +0100 |
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On Maw, 2003-04-15 at 13:39, Måns Rullgård wrote: > My situation is like this: I am converting a char device driver to > work with linux 2.5. In the open and close functions there are > MOD_INC/DEC_USECOUNT calls. The question is what they should be > replaced with. Will it be handled correctly without them?
Remove the MOD_INC/DEC counts in the open/close path and add owner: THIS_MODULE in the file ops, and all is happy.
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