If you never use NFS (which I assume is the case, since you're talking about
auto-removing the nfs module) then those processes are indeed going to go
to sleep and never wake up. That's because you're *not using them*.
For the rest of us who actually *use* NFS, those processes handle I/O
requests, the way e.g. biod works under SunOS. For more information you
should probably look at the NFS source. If you're not willing to learn
what's going on to this extent, you've got three choices - don't use
NFS, don't expect the NFS module to unload, or wait until someone else
goes to the trouble of updating the NFS code to make these changes.
(since by definition this functionality wouldn't be used by anyone who
actually uses NFS, I wouldn't hold my breath for it...)
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