On Sat, 21 Oct 2006 12:19:15 -0700 (PDT) linux err <linux_err@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I see these messages when I try to delete a vlan > interface using vconfig. I think it happened because > the cable wasn't connected on this interface - it > worked fine after connecting the cable. > > I'm not sure if it's a VLAN issue or kernel problem? > Any idea if this is a known issue or is fixed in any > release? > > > Oct 16 11:33:35 kernel: unregister_netdevice: waiting > for eth1.200 to become free. Usage count = 4 > Oct 16 11:40:56 kernel: unregister_netdevice: waiting > for eth1.200 to become free. Usage count = 4 > Oct 16 11:41:06 kernel: unregister_netdevice: waiting > for eth1.200 to become free. Usage count = 4 > > > I'm using: > 2.6.4 and 2.6.8 kernel. > vlan-1.8-23 > That's a real old kernel. There were several bugs in IPV6 and VLAN code where it wasn't ref counting properly. They were fixed > 6 months ago. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html