> >The user does have to do something. Every piece of code that calls
> >notify_register has to set the new field to __THIS_MODULE. WIthout
> >that field being set, you are no better off, the race still exists.
> >
> Why? The user doesn't have to set the field, you can let the
> registration code do that. I have attached a patch as an example.
How the devil would registration code figure out which module should
be used?
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