On Thu, Dec 11, 2003 at 09:49:54AM +0100, Duncan Sands wrote: > > Hi Greg, what I meant was: should I make my patch friendlier to rmmod by > trying hard to drop the reference as soon as possible, though some code paths > may have to hold on to it for a long time (cost: code complication), or is it OK > to always hang onto the usb_device as long as one of the usbfs files is open > (cost: rmmod may take a long or infinite time; advantages: simple, robust)?
If the file is open, keep the reference count. If you were to try anything else, it would just be to complex in the end. It's ok to wait a long time on rmmod, that's a pretty unique situation. thanks, greg k-h ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials. Become an expert in LINUX or just sharpen your skills. Sign up for IBM's Free Linux Tutorials. Learn everything from the bash shell to sys admin. Click now! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1278&alloc_id=3371&op=click _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-devel
