Messages in this thread |  | | From | Alan Cox <> | Subject | Re: NFS as a module / kerneld question | Date | Tue, 10 Sep 1996 15:23:18 +0100 (BST) |
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> Since nfs.o forks 4 useless processes when loaded (nfsiod), it will never > be auto-removed. Mounting doesn't use any of those processes, a new one > is started so the use count is never lower than 4. I have figured out > a 'post-install' command for kerneld that kills these useless processes > and allows auto-unload. What kind of fate am I tempting using this > command?
You'll totally break and ruin your NFS apart from that its fine. The 4 processes are not useless. Kill them as a pre-removal thing if you need to
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