Re: [PATCH/RFC] New module refcounting for net_proto_family

Max Krasnyansky (maxk@qualcomm.com)
Thu, 09 Jan 2003 12:45:37 -0800


At 01:21 AM 1/7/2003 -0800, David S. Miller wrote:

>Change is buggy, there are many places that sk_alloc() but don't use
>sock_init_data(). net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c is one of many such
>places.
Those guys will have to bump mod refcount themselves then.
sock_init_data() and sock_graft() have access to ->owner field but sk_alloc()
doesn't. So we either have to change sk_alloc() API or make call to
sock_init_data()/sock_graft() a must. Any other suggestions ?

Max

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