Re: [linux-usb-devel] Re: [OOPS, usbcore, releaseintf] 2.6.0-test10-mm1

From: Greg KH
Date: Thu Dec 11 2003 - 02:14:07 EST


On Wed, Dec 10, 2003 at 05:08:12PM -0500, Alan Stern wrote:
> > Now grasshopper, are you wise in the ways of the driver core or are you
> > wishing you never asked? :)
>
> Both, I think. I still don't see where pci_unregister_driver() ends up
> waiting for the reference count to drop to 0. In fact, I think maybe you
> agree that it _doesn't_ wait. Which was my earlier point.

Ok, yes. I think we are agreeing here.

Anyway, the patch seems to work for him, but kills my box (not using any
usbfs devices.) I'll see if we have some odd reference count issues
still floating around...

thanks,

greg k-h
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