[ltp] Force removal of kernel module??

Thomas Hood linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com
Sat, 28 Apr 2001 04:27:16 +0100 (BST)


--- Leif Jonsson <Leif.von.Jonsson@era-t.ericsson.se> wrote: 
> One, is there SOME way to really FORCE removal of a kernel module
> without it's modcount beeing zero?

Not at present.  It is supposed to come in Linux 2.5.

> Second, if it is not possible, Why is it so??

Because it would result in corrupted data structures in the kernel.

Thomas

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