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Fix module information when symbol_get is used

RFC PATCH In review Mauro Carvalho Chehab 1 participant 1 message Mar 10, 2007

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cover Fix module information when symbol_get is used

Hi Rusty,

DVB code uses symbol_get/symbol_put functions at module.c to allow dynamically add frontend modules (responsible for tuning and demodulating the digital signal). The problem is that symbol_get doesn't properly mark the module that requested it.

Trent worked on a fix for this, by using 3 patches. One on module.c, another on mtd driver, and the last one on linux-dvb.

With the patch, lsmod produces output like this:
cx88_dvb 14084 0
or51132 9988 1 cx88_dvb

Without it, this is what you get:
cx88_dvb 14084 0
or51132 9988 1

 drivers/media/dvb/bt8xx/dst.c             |    5 -
 drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c |    9 +--
 drivers/mtd/chips/gen_probe.c             |    4 -
 include/linux/module.h                    |   13 ++--
 kernel/module.c                           |   87 ++++++++++++++++++++++--------
 5 files changed, 80 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)