Otherwise 'modprobe -r' on a module having a dependency on bridge will implicitly unload bridge, bringing down all connectivity that was using bridges.
Signed-off-by: Jan Beulich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> net/bridge/br_if.c | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) --- linux-2.6.23-rc8/net/bridge/br_if.c 2007-09-26 09:23:54.000000000 +0200 +++ 2.6.23-rc8-bridge-module-get-put/net/bridge/br_if.c 2007-09-25 14:31:01.000000000 +0200 @@ -276,6 +276,11 @@ int br_add_bridge(const char *name) if (!dev) return -ENOMEM; + if (!try_module_get(THIS_MODULE)) { + free_netdev(dev); + return -ENOENT; + } + rtnl_lock(); if (strchr(dev->name, '%')) { ret = dev_alloc_name(dev, dev->name); @@ -294,6 +299,8 @@ int br_add_bridge(const char *name) unregister_netdevice(dev); out: rtnl_unlock(); + if (ret) + module_put(THIS_MODULE); return ret; } @@ -321,6 +328,8 @@ int br_del_bridge(const char *name) del_br(netdev_priv(dev)); rtnl_unlock(); + if (ret == 0) + module_put(THIS_MODULE); return ret; } - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/