[PATCH] removal of MOD_{INC,DEC}_USE_COUNT in ide-cs.c
From: Pavel Roskin <proski@gnu.org> The "ide-cs" module cannot be unloaded because it uses obsolete MOD_INC_USE_COUNT and MOD_DEC_USE_COUNT macros. In fact, they are not needed in ide-cs.c in 2.6 kernels. The generic PCMCIA code already increases use count for every device served by the driver, so it's impossible to unload the ide-cs driver while it's in use. I was told that the removal of IDE interfaces may be unsafe in 2.6 kernels. However, MOD_INC_USE_COUNT only prevents removal of the module, not the interface. It's also the first obstacle, albeit a trivial one, for anybody debugging those problems (i.e. loading a modified module requires "rmmod -f" or reboot to unload the old version).
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