Re: [linux-usb-devel] Re: Linux 2.6.16-rc3

[Alan Stern]

On Wed, 15 Feb 2006, Greg KH wrote:

> > > It would only go on the list if the "put" was the last one.  Otherwise
> > > it would not make any sense to put it on any list.
> > 
> > There's no way to know whether or not any particular "put" is the last 
> > one.  So you have to assume they all are.
> 
> The underlying kobject can "know" that the put was the last one, and
> handle it differently if needed.  Yes, it would not use a kref anymore,
> but that might be needed here.

You would need a kref variant, something which would include room for the
list header and a pointer to the release routine.  Okay, that does involve 
less time overhead than what I proposed (although the same amount of space 
overhead).

Alan Stern

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