Re: [PATCH] UBI: cleanup usage of try_module_get

[Artem Bityutskiy]

On Wed, 2007-07-11 at 17:11 +0900, Fernando Luis VÃzquez Cao wrote:
> The use of try_module_get(THIS_MODULE) in ubi_get_device_info does not
> offer real protection against unexpected driver unloads, since we could
> be preempted before try_modules_get gets executed. It is the caller who
> should manipulate the refcounts. Besides, ubi_get_device_info is an
> exported symbol which guarantees protection when accessed through
> symbol_get.

Yeah, looks fair, committed to UBI git, thanks.

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Best regards,
Artem Bityutskiy (ÐÐÑÑÑÐÐÐ ÐÑÑÑÐ)

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