Re: Linux 2.4 Status / TODO page (Updated as of 2.4.0-test10)

[David Woodhouse]

On Mon, 6 Nov 2000, Keith Owens wrote:

> I'm not sure why you think this can be used for module persistent
> storage.  If a module calls inter_module_register() on load, it should
> call inter_module_unregister() on unload.  All the registered data
> points into the loaded module, remove the module and the storage
> disappears as well.

You can kmalloc() both the im_name and userdata arguments to
inter_module_register and you ought to be able to pass NULL as the owner.

-- 
dwmw2


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