Re: negative mod use count

Frank v Waveren (fvw@var.cx)
Wed, 28 Feb 2001 21:31:46 +0100


On Wed, Feb 28, 2001 at 03:08:11PM -0500, Brian Gerst wrote:
> > what does negative module use count mean?
> A bugged module.

Not at all. A non-zero usage count means the module can't be unloaded.
Whatever the module does with the usage count apart from that is
completely it's own choice.

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