Re: Bug in 2.1.130 Modulesupport?

Dr_PcI (dr_pci@SpUnFa.DhiS.Org)
Wed, 2 Dec 1998 09:21:07 +0100

On mar, dic 01, 1998 at 04:04:50 +0100, Stefan Fischer wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm porting a driver for a transputer link adapter (B004 for
> INMOS-Transputer) to Kernels >=2.1.130. as a module.
> Now the problem is, that the use-counter gets confused, when calling
> commands with system(...) with an opened device /dev/link.
> after the call the Counter displayed with lsmod is decreased by 2.
> Without calling system(....) the counter is after closing the device
> at the value 0 and the module is removable.
> Calling system produces the value -2 which makes the module unremoveble.
>
> Perhaps someone has an idea....

it also happen to me..

i'm doing a buggy module which uses an also buggy device.. for education
purposes.. and i must to use "MOD_INC_USE_COUNT;" two times.. w/o doing it..
the module seems unloadable..

AFAIK it seems like module_release() its called after just after
module_open().. but i dont know why..

P.S: hey HoraPe.. thx for help.. ;)

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