On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 12:58 AM, Robert P. J. Day<rpjday@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > as i read it, if you build and load a module with no exit() routine, > once that module's loaded, it is absolutely unloadable until you > reboot the system, is that correct? i just tested that and, via > lsmod, i see: > > $ lsmod > ... > hi 1760 0 [permanent] > > that certainly suggests to *me* that it's there for good, no matter > what i do. is that correct? what happen if you forcefully unload that "hi" module? let's put aside any memory leakage etc.... I guess the kernel has somewhat "generic" unload function. regards, Mulyadi. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
