> The parport_probe module isn't autocleaned by kerneld on my system. I've
> seen this problem on kernels 2.1.62-2.1.65 (2.1.62 was the first 2.1.xx
> kernel I used.)
The patch at the end fixes that.
> I've followed the tips given in
> linux/Documentation/parport.txt, but that doesn't work (beware that
> pre-remove and post-remove doesn't work with kerneld.)
Really? Oh, well, it no longer needs to anyway, as it's request_module'd
now.
Tim.
*/
--- linux/Documentation/parport.txt~ Sun Nov 23 11:32:49 1997
+++ linux/Documentation/parport.txt Sun Nov 23 11:33:16 1997
@@ -53,12 +53,6 @@
parport0: Printer, BJC-210 (Canon)
-Additionally, if you use kerneld, you can add to /etc/conf.modules the
-following lines, to have the probe happen automatically:
-
- post-install parport modprobe parport_probe
- pre-remove parport modprobe -r parport_probe
-
Parport, but not as modules
===========================
--- /var/tmp/linux-2.1.65/drivers/pnp/parport_probe.c Sat Sep 20 16:37:22 1997
+++ linux/drivers/pnp/parport_probe.c Sun Nov 23 11:25:07 1997
@@ -267,8 +267,10 @@
int init_module(void)
{
struct parport *p;
+ MOD_INC_USE_COUNT;
for (p = parport_enumerate(); p; p = p->next)
parport_probe_one(p);
+ MOD_DEC_USE_COUNT;
return 0;
}