> Not necessarily. Please read the other replies (specifically mine) to
> discover the real answer as to why modules can _legally_ have negative
> use counts.
thanks to all the replies, I think it is a bug in the module since the
use count is -3 :). it is ltmodem driver for lucent win
On Thu, Mar 01, 2001 at 04:55:30PM -0800, Dr. Kelsey Hudson wrote:
> On Wed, 28 Feb 2001, Boris Dragovic wrote:
> > what does negative module use count mean?
>
> That means that there's a bug in someone's driver.
Not necessarily. Please read the other replies (specifically mine) to
discover
On Thu, Mar 01, 2001 at 04:55:30PM -0800, Dr. Kelsey Hudson wrote:
On Wed, 28 Feb 2001, Boris Dragovic wrote:
what does negative module use count mean?
That means that there's a bug in someone's driver.
Not necessarily. Please read the other replies (specifically mine) to
discover the
Not necessarily. Please read the other replies (specifically mine) to
discover the real answer as to why modules can _legally_ have negative
use counts.
thanks to all the replies, I think it is a bug in the module since the
use count is -3 :). it is ltmodem driver for lucent win modems...
On Wed, 28 Feb 2001, Boris Dragovic wrote:
> what does negative module use count mean?
That means that there's a bug in someone's driver.
For some reason, the function to decrement the module use is called more
than once when a controlling process releases use of a module.
This will prevent
On Wed, 28 Feb 2001, Boris Dragovic wrote:
what does negative module use count mean?
That means that there's a bug in someone's driver.
For some reason, the function to decrement the module use is called more
than once when a controlling process releases use of a module.
This will prevent you
On Wed, 28 Feb 2001 20:58:06 +0100,
Boris Dragovic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>what does negative module use count mean?
Either an extra MOD_DEC_USE_COUNT was issued (buggy code) or the module
has a can_unload() function. When modules define a can_unload()
routine then the use count is always
On Wed, Feb 28, 2001 at 09:31:46PM +0100, Frank v Waveren wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 28, 2001 at 03:08:11PM -0500, Brian Gerst wrote:
> > > what does negative module use count mean?
> > A bugged module.
>
> Not at all. A non-zero usage count means the module can't be unloaded.
> Whatever the module
On Wed, Feb 28, 2001 at 03:08:11PM -0500, Brian Gerst wrote:
> > what does negative module use count mean?
> A bugged module.
Not at all. A non-zero usage count means the module can't be unloaded.
Whatever the module does with the usage count apart from that is
completely it's own choice.
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Boris Dragovic wrote:
>
> hi,
> what does negative module use count mean?
A bugged module.
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Boris Dragovic wrote:
hi,
what does negative module use count mean?
A bugged module.
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On Wed, Feb 28, 2001 at 03:08:11PM -0500, Brian Gerst wrote:
what does negative module use count mean?
A bugged module.
Not at all. A non-zero usage count means the module can't be unloaded.
Whatever the module does with the usage count apart from that is
completely it's own choice.
--
On Wed, Feb 28, 2001 at 09:31:46PM +0100, Frank v Waveren wrote:
On Wed, Feb 28, 2001 at 03:08:11PM -0500, Brian Gerst wrote:
what does negative module use count mean?
A bugged module.
Not at all. A non-zero usage count means the module can't be unloaded.
Whatever the module does with
On Wed, 28 Feb 2001 20:58:06 +0100,
Boris Dragovic [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
what does negative module use count mean?
Either an extra MOD_DEC_USE_COUNT was issued (buggy code) or the module
has a can_unload() function. When modules define a can_unload()
routine then the use count is always
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