Re: [linux-usb] USB usage count?

[Matthew Dharm]

On Thu, 6 Apr 2000, Vojtech Pavlik wrote:

> I could easily add MOD_INC_COUNT to a dev->open callback in usbmouse.c.
> That's no problem. However, this would also mean I'll never be able to
> remove usbkbd.o or hid.o, because a keyboard is always in use with the
> console system.

I think this is the crux of the problem... the keyboard and mouse are
special cases because they're really always in use.

Things like cameras, disks, ethernet dongles, etc. are not always in use,
and we have to be sure that we're managing them properly.

Matt Dharm

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