Re: 2.6 kernel: module cannot be unloaded

[Roberto Sanchez <rcsanchez97@yahoo.es>]

Andrew Schulman wrote:
>  > I'm using a 2.6 kernel I compiled from the Debian source package, and
>  > encountering some odd behaviour.  I cannot unload modules--I get:
>  >
>  >     Module foo cannot be unloaded due to unsafe usage in
>  >     include/linux/module.h:483
>  >
>  > This results in having a lot of cruft in the kernel.  Is this a feature
>  > of the state of the 2.6 kernels at the moment (i.e., not fully
>  > release-ready) or have I miscompiled something?  I've not encountered it
>  > before, and searching LKML and Debian archives didn't find me anything
>  > helpful...
>
> Are you using the updated modutils for 2.6?
>
> apt-get install module-init-tools
>
> and try again.  If that's not the problem, then sorry, I don't know what 
> is.

Module unloading *must* be specifically enabled in 2.6 kernels.
Otherwise, you can only load.

-Roberto

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