Re: Cannot remove network module

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Milan P. Stanic <mps@rns-nis.co.yu> wrote:
> 
> After upgrading kernel from 2.4.20 to 2.4.21 I cannot remove any
> network device driver module with rmmod even when it is in the down
> state with "ip link set eth0 down".
> All other (non net) drivers I can remove without any problem.
> 
> Kernel prints next message every few seconds:
> unregister_netdevice: waiting for eth0 to become free. Usage count = 2

You've probably applied the IPSEC patch which picked up changes to
addrconf.  If that's the case, you should upgrade to the latest version
of the IPSEC patch or disable CONFIG_IPV6_PRIVACY.
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