Re: Cannot unload some modules

[Keith Owens]

On Thu, 27 Sep 2001 15:54:19 +0200, 
Raúl Núñez de Arenas Coronado <[e-mail]> wrote:
>    I have a problem with some modules, specially with 'dummy.o' (the
>dummy network device driver) and some USB ones: they aren't unloaded,
>even when unused and autocleanable, issuing two or more 'rmmod -a'
>commands.

Auto unload ignores modules that have not been used, to avoid a race
condition.  Either use the module or don't auto load them in the first
place.

>    BTW, I've noticed too that the serial module sometimes has a
>negative value in its 'use' count :!!

That could be the serial driver saying that it handles its own unload
count but is more likely to be a bug in the code.  Report it to the
serial driver maintainer.