Re: 2.6.35-rc2 module reference counting broken

[Tejun Heo]

Hello,

On 06/09/2010 01:48 AM, Al Viro wrote:
>>     block: implement bd_claiming and claiming block
>>
>> I'm far too sleepy right now, but I'd start with reviewing what that
>> thing is doing to module refcounting...
> 
> Yeah...  bd_start_claiming() grabs a reference to gendisk and we never
> let it go.  There's your leak...

Eh, I thought you were cc'd.  Sorry.  This was fixed sometime back by
Nick and queued in block tree (delayed due to mail misdelivery).

  http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.file-systems/40655

Thanks.

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tejun
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