From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Pekka Pietikainen Subject: Re: b44 module problems Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 12:56:31 +0300 Sender: netdev-bounce@oss.sgi.com Message-ID: <20030728095631.GA6946@ee.oulu.fi> References: <20030728114302.1cbb6f70.zagarna@yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15 Cc: netdev@oss.sgi.com Return-path: To: Antonio Dolcetta Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20030728114302.1cbb6f70.zagarna@yahoo.com> Errors-to: netdev-bounce@oss.sgi.com List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org On Mon, Jul 28, 2003 at 11:43:02AM +0200, Antonio Dolcetta wrote: > 1 ) boot and load the module, don't plug in the ethernet cable > 2 ) try to configure the card via dhcp, it times out > 3 ) rmmod b44 > at this point I get cpu at 90% > new istances of lsmod and rmmod hang during execution > i get the following kernel events: > unregister_netdevice: waiting for eth0 to become free. Usage count = 1 > every few seconds, > is there any more testing i can do for you? > > the module works flawlessly otherwise > thank you Hi You're not trying to use ipv6 or have the module loaded by any chance? When working on the driver I had similar problems with rmmod on 2.5 when the ipv6 module was loaded, without it unloading worked just fine (if I understood correctly, this is a known problem with all ethernet drivers). In any case I'll try reproducing the problem when I get back home.