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Subject: Re: M_RDONLY: review & comment 
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> Modules using external clusters that point to some internal state
> should disallow unload until all such references go away.

Exactly - I haven't checked if they do yet.

> The char * may need to be allocated via MALLOC and leaked when the
> module is unloaded if mbufs without external storage are to be
> tagged with a char *.

If the module can't be unloaded until the mbufs have gone away then
it is safe to free the string. It may be a moot point anyway, 'cos
I think Bosko prefers using an int for the type and he's the boss ;-)

	David.


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