linux-kernel - Re: Incorrect uses of get_driver()/put

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Date:	Mon, 9 Jan 2012 19:03:21 +0100
From:	Michael Büsch <m@...s.ch>
To:	Alan Stern <stern@...land.harvard.edu>
Cc:	Joerg Roedel <joerg.roedel@....com>,
	Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>,
	Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@...ibm.com>,
	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
	Kernel development list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Incorrect uses of get_driver()/put_driver()

On Mon, 9 Jan 2012 12:35:09 -0500 (EST)
Alan Stern <stern@...land.harvard.edu> wrote:

> drivers/ssb/main.c:146:               get_driver(&drv->drv);
> drivers/ssb/main.c:153:               put_driver(&drv->drv);
> 
> Michael, these are part of ssb_driver_get() and ssb_driver_put(), used
> in ssb_devices_freeze() and ssb_devices_thaw().  They don't currently
> do anything, but it looks as if they are meant to prevent the driver
> from being unloaded.  Should they be replaced with try_module_get()?  
> Or would it be good enough to call device_attach() in 
> ssb_devices_thaw()?

Hm, It seems that this code is trying to pin the ssb_driver, so that
it doesn't become invalid during the freeze period. So it most likely wants
to protect against module unload and driver unbind here. Not sure
if that actually works, though :/

-- 
Greetings, Michael.
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