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From: Brian Gerst <bgerst@didntduck.org>
To: selvakumar nagendran <kernelselva@yahoo.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Removing a module even if use count is not zero
Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2005 08:47:51 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <41E52A87.8080407@didntduck.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20050112085345.88349.qmail@web60607.mail.yahoo.com>

selvakumar nagendran wrote:
> hello linux-experts,
>     I inserted my module into the running kernel that
> intercepts read system call. I am using kernel 2.4.28.
> Now, I am unable to remove it since each and every
> time, the module is used by some process. How can I
> remove the module even if the usecount is not zero?
>     Can anyone help me regarding this?
> 
> Thanks,
> selva
> 

Reboot.  If you remove it, the system will likely crash.

--
				Brian Gerst

  reply	other threads:[~2005-01-12 13:48 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2005-01-12  8:53 Removing a module even if use count is not zero selvakumar nagendran
2005-01-12 13:47 ` Brian Gerst [this message]
2005-01-12 15:15 ` Chris Friesen
2005-01-13  4:49   ` exporting /proc entry for module selvakumar nagendran
2005-01-13  4:54     ` Randy.Dunlap

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