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

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Message-Id: <4DBA937F020000780003ED96@vpn.id2.novell.com>
Date:	Fri, 29 Apr 2011 09:31:27 +0100
From:	"Jan Beulich" <JBeulich@...ell.com>
To:	"David Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
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

>>> On 29.04.11 at 10:10, David Miller <davem@...emloft.net> wrote:
> 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?

The problem was observed (a long time ago) with ebtable_broute,
and I cannot see how this would have changed meanwhile.

Jan

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