Why this module would become permanent ?
~amit
On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 11:46 AM, Sandeep K Sinha <sandeepksinha@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Ya that's right.
You have to set that flag to enable forced unmount.
On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 10:48 AM, amit mehta <amit4g@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Why would some module's state become permanent ?
> i inserted one module and when i try to remove it, i get:
> ERROR: Removing 'procsfs1': Device or resource busy
>
> <lsmod snip>
>
> Module Size Used by
> procsfs1 3204 0 [permanent] <---------
>
> <lsmod snip>
>
> The program code is here:
> http://tldp.org/LDP/lkmpg/2.6/html/x710.html
>
> rmmod help shows:
> root@venus:/home/amit/# rmmod --h
> Usage: rmmod [-fhswvV] modulename ...
> -f (or --force) forces a module unload, and may crash your
> machine. This requires the Forced Module Removal option
> when the kernel was compiled.
>
> i looked into the .config file under /usr/src/linux
> and this seem to be the reason for even the --force option in rmmod not
> working:
> # CONFIG_MODULE_FORCE_UNLOAD is not set
>
>
--
> ~amit
>
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Regards,
Sandeep.
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