Re: modular net drivers

[Richard Gooch <rgooch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Philipp Rumpf writes:
> > Or why not use smp_call_function()?
> 
> because the IPI smp_call_function uses might hit between the
> MOD_DEC_USE_COUNT that sets the module use count to zero and the
> return from module code.  That would mean the interrupted CPU would
> return to nonexistent code afterwards and in all likelyhood cause an
> Oops.

But you could use it to launch the kernel threads, right?

> > Just move it from the i386 tree to the generic tree.
> 
> It's been generic for some time.

I only see it in the i386 and alpha arch trees. It may not be i386
specific anymore, but it isn't generic :-)

                                Regards,

                                        Richard....
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