Re: [PATCH] Fix /proc/fb oops after module removal
From: Arjan van de Ven <hidden>
Date: 2008-04-13 15:47:45
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From: Arjan van de Ven <hidden>
Date: 2008-04-13 15:47:45
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On Sat, 12 Apr 2008 15:20:06 -0700 Andrew Morton [off-list ref] wrote:
On Sun, 13 Apr 2008 01:10:29 +0400 Alexey Dobriyan [off-list ref] wrote:quoted
/proc/fb is not removed during rmmod. Steps to reproduce: modprobe fb rmmod fb ls /proc
hm, that's the sort of thing which one would expect people to notice fairly soon after we added the bug. Yet it appears that the bug is present in at least 2.6.20 and probably earlier.
rmmod is generally a rare operation... esp for something like a framebuffer wonder if we need a scripted action that loads all modules and then tries to unload the ones it can -- If you want to reach me at my work email, use arjan@linux.intel.com For development, discussion and tips for power savings, visit http://www.lesswatts.org