Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S263095AbUDZGbn (ORCPT ); Mon, 26 Apr 2004 02:31:43 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S263765AbUDZGbn (ORCPT ); Mon, 26 Apr 2004 02:31:43 -0400 Received: from users.linvision.com ([62.58.92.114]:51350 "HELO bitwizard.nl") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S263095AbUDZGbk (ORCPT ); Mon, 26 Apr 2004 02:31:40 -0400 Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 08:31:37 +0200 From: Rogier Wolff To: Erik Mouw Cc: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz , andersen@codepoet.org, linux-ide@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] prevent module unloading for legacy IDE chipset drivers Message-ID: <20040426063137.GB11567@bitwizard.nl> References: <200404212219.24622.bzolnier@elka.pw.edu.pl> <20040422004104.GA19969@codepoet.org> <200404220250.15078.bzolnier@elka.pw.edu.pl> <20040422103355.GC15176@harddisk-recovery.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040422103355.GC15176@harddisk-recovery.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.28i Organization: BitWizard.nl Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1165 Lines: 27 On Thu, Apr 22, 2004 at 12:33:55PM +0200, Erik Mouw wrote: > On Thu, Apr 22, 2004 at 02:50:15AM +0200, Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz wrote: > > On Thursday 22 of April 2004 02:41, Erik Andersen wrote: > > > Out of curiosity, what would be needed to make it safe to unload > > > all ide modules from a system with a scsi rootfs? > > > > It doesn't matter - you still may end up unloading modules which are in use. > > FWIW, with the old IDE code I've been unloading IDE modules for years > without a single problem. Hmm. Not completely true: It crashes on our VIA EPIA board. Would anybody have an idea why it works on most systems, but crashes hard on the VIA EPIA? (I'm not sure wether it crashes the hardware or the software). Roger. -- +-- Rogier Wolff -- www.harddisk-recovery.nl -- 0800 220 20 20 -- | Files foetsie, bestanden kwijt, alle data weg?! | Blijf kalm en neem contact op met Harddisk-recovery.nl! - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/