From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Andrew Morton Subject: Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 11648] New: rtl8150 module does not unload when interface is up Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2008 17:38:29 -0700 Message-ID: <20081002173829.082fd922.akpm@linux-foundation.org> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: bugme-daemon@bugzilla.kernel.org, vapier@gentoo.org To: netdev@vger.kernel.org, linux-usb@vger.kernel.org Return-path: Received: from smtp1.linux-foundation.org ([140.211.169.13]:40471 "EHLO smtp1.linux-foundation.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753983AbYJCAif (ORCPT ); Thu, 2 Oct 2008 20:38:35 -0400 In-Reply-To: Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: (switched to email. Please respond via emailed reply-to-all, not via the bugzilla web interface). On Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:52:44 -0700 (PDT) bugme-daemon@bugzilla.kernel.org wrote: > http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11648 > > Summary: rtl8150 module does not unload when interface is up > Product: Drivers > Version: 2.5 > KernelVersion: 2.6.26.5 > Platform: All > OS/Version: Linux > Tree: Mainline > Status: NEW > Severity: normal > Priority: P1 > Component: Network > AssignedTo: jgarzik@pobox.com > ReportedBy: vapier@gentoo.org > > > using stock kernel.org 2.6.26.5 on a Dell Latitude D820 laptop (running Gentoo, > but shouldnt matter). > > i'm using a RTL8150 USB NIC with the driver built as a module: > ID 0bda:8150 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL8150 Fast Ethernet Adapter > > if you load the module, then bring up the interface by doing something simple > like `ifconfig eth1 192.168.0.1`, then do `rmmod rtl8150`, the driver goes to > lunch and forgets to come back. top shows ksoftirqd processing a lot and rmmod > using 100% cpu. trying to strace rmmod shows nothing, so something in the > kernel is processing a lot on its behalf ... > I never know who to blame^Wconsult when it comes to USB net drivers.