On Wed, 26 Sep 2007 23:06:53 +0200 Oleg Verych <olecom@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > * Wed, 26 Sep 2007 08:37:05 -0700 > * Organization: Linux Foundation > > > > On Wed, 26 Sep 2007 08:53:27 +0100 > > "Jan Beulich" <jbeulich@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > >> Otherwise 'modprobe -r' on a module having a dependency on bridge will > >> implicitly unload bridge, bringing down all connectivity that was > >> using bridges. > >> > >> Signed-off-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxxxx> > >> > > > > No, network devices don't do reference counting. > > Could you explain why, please? > > After `udevd` on boot loads lots of unused crap, i surrendered, and use > $(rmmod `lsmod | just first column`). Networing bravely wipes away. OK, > there are lots of configs: udev, hotplug, modprobe, that somebody might > like to fix. But it came to the end with me. I just don't care. So, > please answer :) > ____ For hotplug and other reasons, the network developers decided that being able to remove a network module at any time was a good thing. It works. -- Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> _______________________________________________ Bridge mailing list Bridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linux-foundation.org/mailman/listinfo/bridge
