From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1761483AbXIZUvU (ORCPT ); Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:51:20 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1756438AbXIZUvM (ORCPT ); Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:51:12 -0400 Received: from barikada.upol.cz ([158.194.242.200]:38029 "EHLO barikada.upol.cz" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752323AbXIZUvL (ORCPT ); Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:51:11 -0400 To: Stephen Hemminger Cc: "Jan Beulich" , , Subject: why network devices don't do reference counting? (Re: [PATCH] Module use count must be updated as bridges are created/destroyed) In-Reply-To: <20070926083705.6bc65ea5@fujitsu-loaner> References: <46FA2C17.76E4.0078.0@novell.com> <20070926083705.6bc65ea5@fujitsu-loaner> User-Agent: slrn + jed (x86_64-pc-linux-glibc-debian) Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 23:06:53 +0200 Message-Id: From: Oleg Verych Organization: Palacky University in Olomouc, experimental physics department X-OS: x86_64-pc-linux-glibc-debian Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org * Wed, 26 Sep 2007 08:37:05 -0700 * Organization: Linux Foundation > > On Wed, 26 Sep 2007 08:53:27 +0100 > "Jan Beulich" wrote: > >> Otherwise 'modprobe -r' on a module having a dependency on bridge will >> implicitly unload bridge, bringing down all connectivity that was >> using bridges. >> >> Signed-off-by: Jan Beulich >> > > No, network devices don't do reference counting. Could you explain why, please? After `udevd` on boot loads lots of unused crap, i surrendered, and use $(rmmod `lsmod | just first column`). Networing bravely wipes away. OK, there are lots of configs: udev, hotplug, modprobe, that somebody might like to fix. But it came to the end with me. I just don't care. So, please answer :) ____