> On Sunday 16 November 2003 15:21, Svetoslav Slavtchev wrote:
> > >
> > > you missed my point. modular IDE is unsafe because there is no
> reference
> > > counting for IDE modules. their patch does not change it, it just adds
> a
> > > couple of EXPORT_MODULES. Nor does patch really fixes
> > > MOD_{INC,DEC}_USE_COUNT
> > > warnings
------------------that was sort of joke---------------------
> >
> > the warnings could be easily fix> ed, no ?-)
> >
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>
> no. you can't just remove MOD_{INC,DEC}_USE_COUNT without providing
> alternative refcount mechanism. Warnings are put there for a reason :)
>
> > > it can't be solved by fixing compilation problems, it needs serious
> > > redesign
> > > of IDE layer.
> >
> > that's true, but it's in that state for a long, long time
> >
> > and how many users are going to load additional ide drivers once the
> > system is up
> > and running and unload the ide modules, once they are loaded ?
>
> PC card IDE? harddrake (or something else) probing for right driver for
> your
> card?
well , even then once configured, it will be always in , until it gets
unconfigured
wouldn't it be then sufficient just to prevent module unloading
the unnedded modules will stay in the kernel till reboot, but is that
really a problem, we do have them currently compiled in
or is Joe user going to say:
" Hm i don't need this cdrom/ hard drive right now,
why not free some kernel memmory and unload the
ide module?"
svetljo
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