netdev - Re: in_dev->refcnt and dev->refcnt

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Date:	Mon, 07 Jun 2010 11:30:53 +0200
From:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:	ratheesh k <ratheesh.ksz@...il.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-net@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: in_dev->refcnt and dev->refcnt

Le lundi 07 juin 2010 à 14:50 +0530, ratheesh k a écrit :
> Is there any relation between in_dev->refcnt and dev->refcnt ?  . My
> question is : if  put or get on one variable affects other ?
> 

No, there is no relation between them.

You can increase / decrease one refcount or the other, using separate
API.



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