Re: Registering for notifier chains in modules (was Linux 2.4.21-rc3 - ipmi unresolved)

[viro (viro@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk)]

On Tue, May 27, 2003 at 09:48:53AM -0500, Corey Minyard wrote:

> >The user does have to do something.  Every piece of code that calls
> >notify_register has to set the new field to __THIS_MODULE.  WIthout
> >that field being set, you are no better off, the race still exists.
> >
> Why?  The user doesn't have to set the field, you can let the
> registration code do that.  I have attached a patch as an example.

How the devil would registration code figure out which module should
be used?
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