Re: [PATCH] Remove module reference counting.

From: Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Date: Sun Jul 27 2003 - 06:10:18 EST


On Sul, 2003-07-27 at 06:38, Aschwin Marsman wrote:
> But doesn't the same happen when e.g. kudzu tries to detect new hardware?
> This is running every time my RH system boots, so memory leaks at that
> moment do not appeal to me. When it's only an installer thing, it doesn't
> worry me, although from an engineering perspective...

Yes - and also every time you trigger some of the USB firmware loading
modules and the like you'd lose 200K or so

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