Kay Sievers wrote:
>> @@ -785,7 +785,7 @@ static ssize_t show_refcnt(struct module_attribute
>> *mattr,
>> struct module *mod, char *buffer)
>> {
>> /* sysfs holds a reference */
>> - return sprintf(buffer, "%u\n", module_refcount(mod)-1);
>> + return sprintf(buffer, "%u\n", module_refcount(mod));
>> }
>
> It's likely caused by sysfs core changes, that opened attributes are
> no longer coupled to the refcount of modules. They used to take a
> reference.
>
> The "holds a reference" comment should be removed along with your fix.
> Adding Tejun, to confirm this.
Yeap, that's correct. Opening a sysfs node doesn't hold the module anymore.
Thanks.
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tejun
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