linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 03/29] drm/i915/gvt: remove module refcounting in intel_gvt_{,un}register

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Message-ID: <20211102153602.GH2744544@nvidia.com>
Date:   Tue, 2 Nov 2021 12:36:02 -0300
From:   Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...dia.com>
To:     Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
Cc:     Jani Nikula <jani.nikula@...ux.intel.com>,
        Joonas Lahtinen <joonas.lahtinen@...ux.intel.com>,
        Rodrigo Vivi <rodrigo.vivi@...el.com>,
        Zhenyu Wang <zhenyuw@...ux.intel.com>,
        Zhi Wang <zhi.a.wang@...el.com>,
        intel-gfx@...ts.freedesktop.org,
        intel-gvt-dev@...ts.freedesktop.org,
        dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 03/29] drm/i915/gvt: remove module refcounting in
 intel_gvt_{,un}register_hypervisor

On Tue, Nov 02, 2021 at 08:05:35AM +0100, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> THIS_MODULE always is reference when a symbol called by it is used, so
> don't bother with the additional reference.

heh, these functions are only called from a module init/exit even

Reviewed-by: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...dia.com>

Jason