Messages in this thread | | | From | "Khimenko Victor" <> | Date | Mon, 22 Nov 1999 14:41:44 +0300 (MSK) | Subject | Re: rmmod -a does not unload unused modules in 2.2.x |
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In <19991122115524.A162@bcs.zp.ua> Andrew V. Samoilov (sav@bcs.zp.ua) wrote: > Keith Owens wrote: > : On Sun, 21 Nov 1999 21:08:44 +0200, > : "Andrew V. Samoilov" <sav@bcs.zp.ua> wrote: : >>Some time ago here was a discussion about kerneld and Linux 2.2.x kernels. : >>I remember it was proposed to use a 'rmmod -a' from cron to unload unused : >>modules. But it doesn't work at least for 2.2.10 and 2.2.13 kernels. > : > : It does for me. rmmod -a only gets rid of modules marked as autoclean, > : the modules have to be loaded with modprobe -k or insmod -k before > : rmmod -a will remove them. Does lsmod say autoclean against these > : modules? > Yes, it's so...
> $ lsmod > Module Size Used by > $ insmod -k iBCS > $ lsmod > Module Size Used by > iBCS 119100 0 (autoclean) > $ rmmod -a > $ lsmod > Module Size Used by > iBCS 119100 0 (autoclean)
Hey, just ONE `rmmod -a` ! You need TWO (exactly two: first call will mark them as "Ok to unload" and second call will really unload them)...
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