I've never experienced this. Is it possible that the problem lies in your userspace stuff? ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Stroupe" <dstroupe@keyed-upsoftware.com> To: <kernelnewbies@nl.linux.org> Sent: Monday, May 20, 2002 6:28 PM Subject: close doesn't call release? > During my driver development I noticed that even when there is but one > open call made to a device, the release function in the driver is not > called until the application exits. Why is it not called when I call > close(whatever)? > > My test is on a 4 line program with a single open and close. The > release function is not called until the main()function exits. > > If I want to have the ability to reset the device during operation a > call to close followed by a new open would be ideal. How can I > accomplish this? > > TIA > > > -- > Best regards, > David Stroupe > Keyed-up Software > 5307 Faireast Court > Arlington, TX 76018 > 817-557-4903 > > -- > Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. > Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ > FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/ > -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
