linux-kernel - Re: physmap and "request_module: runaway loop modprobe net-pf-1"

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Message-Id: <1209021852.9212.936.camel@pmac.infradead.org>
Date:	Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:24:12 +0100
From:	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	gordonfarquharson@...il.com, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: physmap and "request_module: runaway loop modprobe net-pf-1"

On Thu, 2008-04-24 at 00:20 -0700, David Miller wrote:
> But won't the request_module() for AF_UNIX spit out that warning too?

Yes. If you build AF_UNIX as a module, it will. Just once though, before
loading it (assuming it's available).

> Actually, I think I need a clarification.  It is the modular loader
> utility in userspace which is trying to open up AF_UNIX sockets,
> right?

Yes. Or probably libc.

-- 
dwmw2

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