Re: [PATCH] bugfixes for PPP driver against 2.3.99p3

From: Torben Mathiasen (tmm@image.dk)
Date: Sat Mar 25 2000 - 05:36:25 EST


Whoops, Wrong thread...sorry.

On Sat, Mar 25 2000, Torben Mathiasen wrote:
> > > }
> >
> > Shouldn't the MOD_INC_USE_COUNT be before the kmalloc, with a
> > MOD_DEC_USE_COUNT on failure cases, for race avoidance?
> >
> > Tim.
>
> Kmalloc can sleep, so yes.
>
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