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Re: [PATCH] Remove MOD_* from LAPB

To: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@xxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Remove MOD_* from LAPB
From: "David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2003 21:44:58 -0700
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On Fri, 18 Jul 2003 13:32:11 -0700
Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> The MOD_INC and MOD_DEC in lapb are no longer necessary in 2.6 since
> the module subsystem will not allow lapb to be unloaded as long as a module
> that is referencing the symbols (lapb_register/lapb_unregister) is loaded.
> 
> The lapb parameter block does have callback's so it is up to the caller
> to correctly unregister on module exit; and looking at the existing code
> it does do that.

Applied, thanks.

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