Re: [PATCH RFC] try_module_get usage

On Wed, Jul 11, 2007 at 04:55:31PM +0900, Fernando Luis V?zquez Cao wrote:
> I keep seeing uses of try_module_get(THIS_MODULE) which seem to mimic
> the behavior of the former MOD_INC_USE_COUNT. The UBI driver is one
> example:

It's of course buggy as hell.  But UBI folks prefer not to listen to
advice and keep their bugs.

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