From: "Jan Beulich" <JBeulich@xxxxxxxxxx> Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2011 08:21:14 +0100 > 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> > Cc: Jeff Mahoney <jeffm@xxxxxxxx> All network device drivers behave exactly the same way, when you rmmod the thing we unconfigure all the routes, addresses, etc. going through that device and let you unload it. And this behavior is very much intentional. Don't add an exception here. _______________________________________________ Bridge mailing list Bridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linux-foundation.org/mailman/listinfo/bridge
