On Tue, Feb 03, 2004 at 11:33:35AM -0800, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> The USB host controller interface does not have reference counts so it
> is possible to remove a host controller module on the fly, leaving all sorts
> of dangling callback hooks and potentially outstanding URB's.  Also the sysfs
> bus and device objects are not ref counted so any open file handles are a
> problem as well.

No, the sysfs files for the bus drivers are properly referenced counted.
That is not a problem.

> Until some strong willed person fixes this, please apply this patch to prevent
> user damage.  It just prevents module unload.

Yeah, but it also prevents people who have no problems unloading the
modules, from unloading them.

I'm not going to apply this.

thanks,

greg k-h


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