netdev - Re: [PATCH] bridge: Module use count must be updated as bridges are created/destroyed

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Message-Id: <20110429.011051.183061494.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Fri, 29 Apr 2011 01:10:51 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	JBeulich@...ell.com
Cc:	shemminger@...ux-foundation.org, bridge@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
	jeffm@...e.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] bridge: Module use count must be updated as bridges
 are created/destroyed

From: "Jan Beulich" <JBeulich@...ell.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2011 08:41:10 +0100

> You talk of rmmod on the very module, but the issue is about
> modprobe -r on a dependent module. I cannot believe you consider
> it correct that *implicit* unloading of bridge.ko should happen when
> bridges are configured.

Which module in particular depends upon bridge and causes the
problem?
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