> The latest patch from Dmitri for the ibmcam reminded me that we have two
> different ways the usb drivers call MOD_INC_USE_COUNT. One group of
> drivers (ibmcam, keyboard, mice, printer, acm, and other input devices)
> only increment the module use when the device is opened (if at all, like
> the mouse driver).
>
> The other drivers increment it when the device is recognized
> (usb-serial, dabusb, uss720, and others).
>
> Which way should it be? On successful probe() or on open()?
My vote is for the open() ... it makes fewest restrictions on
driver updates.
- Dave
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