Before (in 2.6.16-rc*):
$ egrep 'ibmphp' /proc/modules
ibmphp 67809 4294967295 - Live 0xf8910000
^^^^^^^^^^
After [1]:
ibmphp 64224 0 - Live 0xf8965000
^
Of course, now I'm able to successfully unload ibmphp
(& subsequently load it too :)) without any
observeable problems.
It'd seem, thro struct hotplug_slot_ops, module ref
count for ibmphp is taken care of. No?
Correct me, if I'm completely wrong here. Perhaps,
there may be a better way to address this that I'm
unaware of. If so, enlighten me.
I'm afraid I've no hardware to verify whether the
patch introduces any regressions.
Thanks
[1]
--- 2.6.16-rc6/drivers/pci/hotplug/ibmphp_core.c.orig
2006-03-15 03:37:38.000000000 +1100
+++ 2.6.16-rc6/drivers/pci/hotplug/ibmphp_core.c
2006-03-14 16:57:26.000000000 +1100
@@ -1398,10 +1398,6 @@
goto error;
}
- /* lock ourselves into memory with a module
- * count of -1 so that no one can unload us. */
- module_put(THIS_MODULE);
-
exit:
return rc;
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