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Re: module references


From: Hollis Blanchard
Subject: Re: module references
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 16:46:53 -0600

On Nov 23, 2005, at 6:33 AM, Marco Gerards wrote:

Are modules ever automatically unloaded? When? If so, we need a lot
more reference counting. If not, we've got some unnecessary complexity
we should remove.

It's done so you can not remove a module that is in use by GRUB or
another module.  For example when you open a file for a long time.

Please describe for me how I can trigger this bug. In other words, what commands can I run to unload a filesystem module while a file is open?

-Hollis





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