release() method called when close is called

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release() method called when close is called

Forum: Character Device Drivers
Keywords: release method close fclose
Date: Sat, 26 Apr 1997 03:07:04 GMT
From: <unknown>

   I just finished a character device driver and I it appears that when fclose() is called on the device the release() method is called as well even if the device has been opened multiple times.