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Subject: closeing files in detach()
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Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2001 10:25:36 -0700
From: Brad Huntting <huntting@hunkular.glarp.com>
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There's a mention in the FBSD hacking guide that a detach() routine
for a device driver can forcably close all open descriptors for
its device before it unloads.

How does one do this?


brad

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