Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 28 Nov 2000 20:09:39 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 28 Nov 2000 20:09:29 -0500 Received: from etpmod.phys.tue.nl ([131.155.111.35]:58383 "EHLO etpmod.phys.tue.nl") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 28 Nov 2000 20:09:13 -0500 Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 01:37:22 +0100 From: Kurt Garloff To: Linux kernel list Subject: 2.4.0-test: rmmod -a without effect Message-ID: <20001129013721.C1777@garloff.etpnet.phys.tue.nl> Mail-Followup-To: Kurt Garloff , Linux kernel list Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i X-Operating-System: Linux 2.2.16 i686 X-PGP-Info: on http://www.garloff.de/kurt/mykeys.pgp X-PGP-Key: 1024D/1C98774E, 1024R/CEFC9215 Organization: TUE/NL, SuSE/FRG Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi, this is a 2.4.0-test11 system; rmmod -a (modutils-2.3.21) fails to unload unused autocleanable modules: modprobe -r behaves the same, BTW root@cantaloupe:~ > lsmod Module Size Used by ppp_deflate 44736 0 (autoclean) (unused) ppp_generic 25728 0 (autoclean) [ppp_deflate] root@cantaloupe:~ > rmmod -a root@cantaloupe:~ > lsmod Module Size Used by ppp_deflate 44736 0 (autoclean) (unused) ppp_generic 25728 0 (autoclean) [ppp_deflate] As the binary does just a syscall delete_module(0), I guess it's the kernel's fault. Same behaviour with 2.4.0-test9 and -test11-ac2. Is this known and to be expected? Regards, -- Kurt Garloff Eindhoven, NL GPG key: See mail header, key servers Linux kernel development SuSE GmbH, Nuernberg, FRG SCSI, Security - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/