Re: unregister_netdevice ?

From: Sandor Dibuz (qsru@csf.ne.jp)
Date: Sun Jan 13 2002 - 20:47:43 EET

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    On Sat, 12 Jan 2002, Tomi Manninen wrote:

    > > ha3pmf kernel: unregister_netdevice: waiting for ax8 to become free. Usage
    > > count = 4905
    >
    > I just started investigating this. I think I found a couple of places
    > where the kernel netrom code "leaks usage count" (ie. increments
    > dev->refcnt and never decrements it).
    >
    > I'd like to know if people see the problem if not using NET/ROM at all?
    > Does the message appear if you never even load the netrom module?

    Wow! Not nrattaching netrom ports makes the unregister problem completly
    vanish at least in my case, so I can freely up and down interfaces,
    kill/remove drivers and modules properly, etc.

    Would be pleased to test patches here, Tomi.

    Thank you for your looking at it.

    73... Sanyi 

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