On Sep 26 2007 14:06, Stephen Hemminger wrote: >> > >> > 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. Except that for ipv6.ko, it's all opposite. After modprobe, it already got a refcount like 8 and you're wondering how to get rid of that. _______________________________________________ Bridge mailing list Bridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linux-foundation.org/mailman/listinfo/bridge
