From e513cc1c07e2ab93a4514eec9833e031df3e30bb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Masami Hiramatsu Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2014 09:30:29 +1030 Subject: [PATCH] module: Remove stop_machine from module unloading Remove stop_machine from module unloading by adding new reference counting algorithm. This atomic refcounter works like a semaphore, it can get (be incremented) only when the counter is not 0. When loading a module, kmodule subsystem sets the counter MODULE_REF_BASE (= 1). And when unloading the module, it subtracts MODULE_REF_BASE from the counter. If no one refers the module, the refcounter becomes 0 and we can remove the module safely. If someone referes it, we try to recover the counter by adding MODULE_REF_BASE unless the counter becomes 0, because the referrer can put the module right before recovering. If the recovering is failed, we can get the 0 refcount and it never be incremented again, it can be removed safely too. Note that __module_get() forcibly gets the module refcounter, users should use try_module_get() instead of that. Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu Signed-off-by: Rusty Russell --- Reading git-format-patch failed