On Mon, Apr 16, 2007 at 03:38:52PM -0400, Alan Stern wrote: > 3. Change the module code so that rmmod can return _before_ the > module is actually unloaded from memory (but after the module's > exit routine has completed). This will lead to more problems. > For example, what if someone tries to modprobe my_module back > again before it has finished unloading?
This problem (or its absence) must be already in tree: module_mutex is dropped for the duration of ->exit() function, so init_module(2) could load new old module meanwhile. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
