Re: module unload deadlock

From: viro
Date: Tue Feb 17 2004 - 23:38:03 EST


On Wed, Feb 18, 2004 at 02:29:21PM +1100, Rusty Russell wrote:
> > the actual module doing request_modules in the cleanup handler is
> > parport_pc, calling parport_enumerate (it calls it for another reason,
> > and parport enumerate is told to load up a lowlevel driver if none was
> > present, that's worthless for the unload routine but it's useful for all
> > other calls of parport_enumerate). It's uncertain if other drivers

Bullshit. Other calls of parport_enumerate() must die - along with that one.
Patches will go to akpm tomorrow.
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