linux-kernel - Re: request_module: runaway loop modprobe net-pf-1 (is Re: Linux 2.6.21-rc1)

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Date:	Thu, 22 Feb 2007 10:57:47 +0100
From:	Anders Larsen <al@...rsen.net>
To:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
Cc:	OGAWA Hirofumi <hirofumi@...l.parknet.co.jp>,
	YOSHIFUJI Hideaki <yoshfuji@...ux-ipv6.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@...y.org>
Subject: Re: request_module: runaway loop modprobe net-pf-1 (is Re: Linux
 2.6.21-rc1)

On 2007-02-22 01:18:09, Greg KH wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 22, 2007 at 06:16:23AM +0900, OGAWA Hirofumi wrote:
> > E.g. something calls the request_modle(), and if hotplug is using
> > socket(PF_UNIX) and af_unix is module, it also calls request_modle()?
> > 
> > Just my guess though...
> 
> Ugh, why does anyone make af_unix a module these days.  I thought only
> Debian was that foolish...  :)

Then how about making CONFIG_UNIX bool instead of tristate?

Cheers
 Anders

diff --git a/net/unix/Kconfig b/net/unix/Kconfig
index 5a69733..b589254 100644
--- a/net/unix/Kconfig
+++ b/net/unix/Kconfig
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #

 config UNIX
-       tristate "Unix domain sockets"
+       bool "Unix domain sockets"
        ---help---
          If you say Y here, you will include support for Unix domain sockets;
          sockets are the standard Unix mechanism for establishing and
@@ -13,9 +13,5 @@ config UNIX
          an embedded system or something similar, you therefore definitely
          want to say Y here.

-         To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module will be
-         called unix.  Note that several important services won't work
-         correctly if you say M here and then neglect to load the module.
-
          Say Y unless you know what you are doing.


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