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Re: 2.6.10-4 kernel doesn't unload unused drivers loaded by initrd



Steven Yap wrote:

> On Sun, 2005-20-02 at 23:00 +0100, Andrei Badea wrote:
>
>>During the upgrade of my sid a new 2.6.10 kernel was installed (full
>>package name is 2.6.10-1-686, version 2.6.10-4). After reboot, I noticed
>>that unused disk drive controller drivers loaded by initrd aren't
>>unloaded. Before init runs, error messages like this one appear for each
>>driver:
>>
>>    ERROR: Removing 'amd74xx': Device or resource busy
>>
>>Moreover, in the lsmod result "[permanent]" appears next to each drive's
>>module:
>>
>>    amd74xx           14172  0 [permanent]
>>
>>Has anyone seen this? Maybe a bug in the kernel package?
>
> The IDE chipset drivers in 2.6.10 are now marked permanent until code
> cleanup and correct locking are put in place.
>
> See http://seclists.org/lists/linux-kernel/2005/Jan/1396.html

That's the answer I was looking for, thank you!

Andrei

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