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Re: Unloading ath5k fails

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On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 12:32 AM, Jonathan Guerin <jonathan@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm not sure if this is a problem with ath5k, or with wireless-testing
> in general. We have a fresh build of today's git pull. When trying to
> unload ath5k with the interface still up, the rmmod command fails and
> goes into a 'zombie' state with the following error coming up every 5s
> or so:
> unregister_netdevice: waiting for wlan0 to become free. Usage count = 1


Hmm.. I just ran some tests myself on wireless-testing, with ath5k
connected and not connected and didn't have any problems.  Are you
doing anything special when bringing up the interface?  Can you
post your kernel config?

I take it this is a recent regression; if all else fails you can
try bisecting it.

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