Re: [PATCH] fix rmmod sbp2 hang in 2.6.7
From: Ben Collins (bcollins_at_debian.org)
Date: 07/14/04
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Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 07:33:04 -0400 To: Hugang <hugang@soulinfo.com>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
On Wed, Jul 14, 2004 at 10:24:17AM +0100, Russell King wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 14, 2004 at 05:11:07PM +0800, Hugang wrote:
> > On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 16:13:57 +0800
> > Hugang <hugang@soulinfo.com> wrote:
> > | On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 11:48:54 +0800
> > | Hugang <hugang@soulinfo.com> wrote:
> > |
> > ....
> > | Sorry, the above patch, can't fix rmmod sbp2 complete,I still got hang when
> > | rmmod sbp2 in my PowerBook G4 sometimes.
> > |
> >
> > This new patch can complete fix the bug. That's really hack. Any comment are
> > welcome.
>
> This down+up prevents drivers from being unloaded until there are no
> references to their struct device_driver. By removing this, you open
> the very real possibility for an oops to occur.
>
> If you're waiting inside that function for the last reference to be
> dropped, the real question is why you still have references to it.
Seems like every 2 months or so I have to revisit the sbp2 module to see
where the scsi layer has changed (or the driver model) so that I can get
all the reference counting to equal out properly. Guess it's been two
months again :)
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