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There is something I don't understand about loading and unloading kernel modules. I have a SATA controller, it uses a sata_mv driver. The drive connected to it is not used; it just "merely exists" - no one touches it. This is why I don't understand why I can't remove such a module: 1. # rmmod sata_mv ERROR: Module sata_mv is in use The module was loaded automatically during the system boot. mount claims no /dev/sda* partition is mounted. 2. In a second scenario, I move the kernel: # mv /lib/modules/2.6.19/kernel/drivers/ata/sata_mv.ko /root # reboot And load it later manually: # insmod ./sata_mv # dmesg -c sata_mv 0000:01:00.0: version 0.7 ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:01:00.0[A] -> GSI 20 (level, low) -> IRQ 23 (...) SCSI device sda: drive cache: write back sda: sda1 sd 24:0:0:0: Attached scsi disk sda We can remove the module without problems: # rmmod sata_mv # dmesg -c Synchronizing SCSI cache for disk sda: ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:01:00.0 disabled Now I could remove the module without problems. What was using the module in the first scenario (I couldn't remove the module)? -- Tomasz Chmielewski http://wpkg.org - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ | ||||||||||||
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