Re: [PATCH] handle module ref count on sysctl tables.

From: Stephen Hemminger
Date: Wed Dec 21 2005 - 13:46:38 EST


On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 19:42:02 +0100
Arjan van de Ven <arjan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Wed, 2005-12-21 at 10:35 -0800, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> >
> > This patch fixes that by maintaining source compatibility via macro.
> > I am sure someone already thought of this, it just doesn't appear to
> > have made it in yet.
>
> isn't it more consistent to give the sysctl table itself an .owner
> field?

yes, but that means changing more files.

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Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@xxxxxxxx>
OSDL http://developer.osdl.org/~shemminger
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