Re: [RFC 1/2] netvsc: reference counting fix

2016-08-14 Thread David Miller
From: Stephen Hemminger Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2016 11:35:59 -0700 > This is how I think it should be fixed, but not tested yet. > > Subjec: netvsc: use device not module reference counts > > Fix how the cross-device reference counting is handled. When VF is > associated with the synthetic interfac

[RFC 1/2] netvsc: reference counting fix

2016-08-13 Thread Stephen Hemminger
This is how I think it should be fixed, but not tested yet. Subjec: netvsc: use device not module reference counts Fix how the cross-device reference counting is handled. When VF is associated with the synthetic interface, the VF driver module should still be able to be unloaded. The module unl