Re: rmmod of ipv6 is not working.Help!
Alle 14:11, mercoledì 20 ottobre 2004, Sharmila ha scritto:
> Hi all,
> When I try to unload the ipv6 module from my Linux(kernel version
> 2.4.18-14) PC using
> rmmod ipv6 ,it is giving the following message:
>
> "Device or resource busy"
>
> lsmod shows ipv6 under modules but the "used by " shows -1.
> Why is it like this?Is it expected?If so, how should I unload ipv6 module?
> Is "reboot" the only option we are left with?
> Please let me know the info.
at the moment you're not allowed to unload the ipv6 module from the kernel.
that was a design choice taken from linux kernel developers.
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