module usage count

[Pranay Srivastava]

On Mar 4, 2014 7:47 AM, "J.Hwan Kim" <kernel.frog.007 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi, everyone
>
> When I use /proc file system in communicating between kernel and user
space,
> is the usage count of moudule automatically incremented or decremented?

I don't think so.

>
> I register proc file via create_proc_entry() and use .open, .close and
> .mmap not using .read and .write function.
>
> Please give me any hint..
>
> Thanks in advance
>

You can do that by doing fops_get
Or module_get.

> Best Regards,
>
> J.Hwan Kim
>
>
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