Re: IPv6 module panic

Matti Aarnio (matti.aarnio@tele.fi)
Sat, 15 Nov 1997 01:32:17 +0200 (EET)


> When I built IPv6 as a module under 2.1.63, inserted the module and
> removed it, here's what I got:

"Doctor! When I do this [...], it hurts!"
"Well, don't do it then!"

Seriously, yes, we know "rmmod ipv6" is bad for your system health.
The interesting thing is, which object if being freed (twice ?)
Do "ksyms -a > /tmp/running.symbols" before trying "rmmod"
anything.

> Also, I noticed that while the module was loaded, it had a -1
> reference count in lsmod. This is on a mostly stock redhat 4.2 system
> with all of the packages mentioned in the Changes file updated to current
> versions.
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> Andrew Anderson http://amelia.db.erau.edu/~andrew/

/Matti Aarnio <matti.aarnio@tele.fi>