Re: owner field in `struct fs'

From: Andrew Morton (andrewm@uow.edu.au)
Date: Sun Jun 25 2000 - 05:52:08 EST


Alan Cox wrote:
>
> Harder question (which isnt currently solved)
>
> CPU1 CPU2
> rmmod ide
> sleeping in cleanup module
> open /dev/hda
> ????????

Shouldn't be able to happen, because /dev/hda should not exist if the
module refcount is zero. Except for the register_netdevice problem.

Is what I say correct? _are_ there other sorts of modules which offer
services whilst the module refcount is zero?

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