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kernel/module: improve documentation for try_module_get()

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The sentence "this call will fail if the module is already being
removed" is potentially confusing and may contradict the rest of the
documentation. If one tries to get a module that has already been
removed using a stale pointer, the kernel will crash.

Signed-off-by: Marco Pagani <marpagan@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@kernel.org>
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Marco Pagani 2023-12-21 17:58:47 +01:00 committed by Luis Chamberlain
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@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ extern void __module_get(struct module *module);
* @module: the module we should check for
*
* Only try to get a module reference count if the module is not being removed.
* This call will fail if the module is already being removed.
* This call will fail if the module is in the process of being removed.
*
* Care must also be taken to ensure the module exists and is alive prior to
* usage of this call. This can be gauranteed through two means: