Messages in this thread | | | From | Pedro Francisco <> | Subject | Re: 2.6.35.4: sudo rmmod ahci @ 2.6.35.4 succeeds: filesystem access errors follow | Date | Tue, 7 Sep 2010 22:47:18 +0100 |
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On Tuesday 07 September 2010 19:21:43 Alejandro Riveira Fernández wrote: > El Tue, 7 Sep 2010 18:34:27 +0100 > > Pedro Francisco <pedrogfrancisco@gmail.com> escribió: > > sudo rmmod ahci @ 2.6.35.4 succeeds: filesystem access errors follow. > > > > Now what I'm surprised is not the filesystem errors but me being allowed > > to remove the module without using the '-f' option. > > > > Do note, lsmod |grep ahci reports something like [this is adapted from a > > 2.6.32 kernel]: > > > > ahci 32200 0 > > > > so it isn't at all surprising I'm being allowed to remove a seemingly > > unused module. So.... > > a) is this supposed to happen? > > Yes afaics. root can do many stupid things if (s)he wants > including « rm -rf --no-preserve-root / »
That makes no sense. That's what the force option "-f" is for. It's my opinion the usage count for ahci on `lsmod' should be 1 and not 0. Whoever still wants to remove it can use the `rmmod -f ahci'
> > > b) do you need any more info? > > > > P.S.: CC'ing me will probably ensure I'll reply faster but not explicitly > > needed since I'm subscribed.
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