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Re: [PATCH 2.5.69] wanrouter clean up MOD_*_USE_COUNT

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Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.5.69] wanrouter clean up MOD_*_USE_COUNT
From: "David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 21 May 2003 16:22:16 -0700 (PDT)
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   From: Daniel McNeil <daniel@xxxxxxxx>
   Date: 21 May 2003 13:48:32 -0700

   Here is simple patch to remove MOD_INC_USE_COUNT and
   MOD_DEC_USE_COUNT.  The wanrouter module will get a reference
   when another module uses its exported symbols.
   
What if that other module doesn't get loaded?
The things registered in procfs need to have their
->owner field set.

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