Date:	Thu, 12 Mar 1998 10:51:31 -0800
From:	Kirk Petersen <kirk@eidolon.speakeasy.org>
To:	linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu
Subject: kmod fix

> Thats fairly horrible to get right. You also have to cope with two parallel
> module loads going on and the case where the second kernel fork fails because
> you are out of processes

	After looking at the problem last night, I got the feeling that
there are three cases:

	1.	a single module is requested (it might have many dependencies but
		only one is passed through the request_module function)

	2.	a module is requested and loaded.  Later this module loads
		other modules (ppp works this way, i think)

	3.	a module is requested and while loading, requests another
		module be loaded

	Assuming that this is a correct analysis, case number 3 is the
real problem.  Number 1 and 2 are already handled by kmod.  I spent
a while last night trying to create a patch to kmod that would solve
number 3 but feel like fixing the offending modules would be easier.
	Now, anyone know how correct the above analysis is?  I didn't
have a chance to look at the "offending" modules much (but will certainly
be doing that tonight).

-- 
Kirk Petersen
speakeasy.org/~kirk/

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