netdev - Re: [PATCH] kernel/module: add documentation for try_module

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Message-ID: <2e9f16ad-5668-f15d-b3c3-f787ba55bcda@acm.org>
Date:   Thu, 22 Jul 2021 19:33:57 -0700
From:   Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@....org>
To:     Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@...nel.org>, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] kernel/module: add documentation for try_module_get()

On 7/22/21 3:19 PM, Luis Chamberlain wrote:
> + * The real value to try_module_get() is the module_is_live() check which
> + * ensures this the caller of try_module_get() can yields to userspace module
> + * removal requests and fail whatever it was about to process.

can yields -> can yield?

Otherwise this looks really well written to me.

Bart.