linux-kernel - [RFC] configfs: module reference counting rules

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Message-ID: <20080612235410.GC4012@localdomain>
Date:	Fri, 13 Jun 2008 01:54:11 +0200
From:	Louis Rilling <Louis.Rilling@...labs.com>
To:	Joel Becker <Joel.Becker@...cle.com>
Cc:	ocfs2-devel@....oracle.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [RFC] configfs: module reference counting rules

Hi,

I'm a bit confused by configfs module reference counting, and I feel
that it does not really protect against module unloading. If my feeling
is correct, I'd suggest to change module reference counting rules in
configfs, for instance like in the attached patch. If my feeling is
wrong, could someone shed some light?

Thanks

Louis

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