[Bridge] [PATCH] Module use count must be updated as bridges are created/destroyed

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(+) --- linu

[Bridge] Re: [PATCH] Module use count must be updated as bridges are created/destroyed

>>> Stephen Hemminger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 26.09.07 19:12 >>> >On Wed, 26 Sep 2007 17:08:19 +0100 >"Jan Beulich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >>> Stephen Hemminger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 26.09.07 17:37 >>> >

[Bridge] Re: [PATCH] Module use count must be updated as bridges are created/destroyed

>> >Sounds like a module utilities problem since unloading one module doesn't >> >normally unload others. >> >> I have to disagree here - 'modprobe -r' is specifically unloading all >> modules the >> specified one references as long as they have a use count of zero. The >> difference to other net

[Bridge] build breakage due to br_multicast.c referencing ipv6_dev_get_saddr()

With BRIDGE=y and IPV6=m commit fe29ec41aaa51902aebd63658dfb04fe6fea8be5 ("bridge: Use IPv6 link-local address for multicast listener queries") causes the build to break. Similary, even if both are =m, but ipv6.ko got blacklisted (as is happening in various SuSE distros when disabling IPv6), there

Re: [Bridge] build breakage due to br_multicast.c referencing ipv6_dev_get_saddr()

>>> On 16.03.11 at 18:49, David Miller wrote: > From: Stephen Hemminger > Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 08:24:41 -0700 > >> On Wed, 16 Mar 2011 12:34:19 + >> "Jan Beulich" wrote: >> >>> With BRIDGE=y and IPV6=m commit >>> fe29ec41aa

Re: [Bridge] build breakage due to br_multicast.c referencing ipv6_dev_get_saddr()

>>> On 16.03.11 at 18:34, Brian Haley wrote: > On 03/16/2011 08:34 AM, Jan Beulich wrote: >> With BRIDGE=y and IPV6=m commit >> fe29ec41aaa51902aebd63658dfb04fe6fea8be5 ("bridge: Use IPv6 >> link-local address for multicast listener queries") causes the bui

Re: [Bridge] build breakage due to br_multicast.c referencing ipv6_dev_get_saddr()

>>> On 16.03.11 at 16:24, Stephen Hemminger wrote: > On Wed, 16 Mar 2011 12:34:19 + > "Jan Beulich" wrote: > >> With BRIDGE=y and IPV6=m commit >> fe29ec41aaa51902aebd63658dfb04fe6fea8be5 ("bridge: Use IPv6 >> link-local address for multic

[Bridge] [PATCH] bridge: Module use count must be updated as bridges are created/destroyed

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 Cc: Jeff Mahoney --- net/bridge/br_if.c |9 + 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) --- 2.6.

Re: [Bridge] [PATCH] bridge: Module use count must be updated as bridges are created/destroyed

>>> On 29.04.11 at 09:25, David Miller wrote: > From: "Jan Beulich" > Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2011 08:21:14 +0100 > >> Otherwise 'modprobe -r' on a module having a dependency on bridge will >> implicitly unload bridge, bringing down all connectivi

Re: [Bridge] [PATCH] bridge: Module use count must be updated as bridges are created/destroyed

>>> On 29.04.11 at 10:10, David Miller wrote: > From: "Jan Beulich" > Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2011 08:41:10 +0100 > >> You talk of rmmod on the very module, but the issue is about >> modprobe -r on a dependent module. I cannot believe you consider >> it

Re: [Bridge] [PATCH] bridge: Module use count must be updated as bridges are created/destroyed

>>> On 29.04.11 at 10:44, David Miller wrote: > From: "Jan Beulich" > Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2011 09:31:27 +0100 > >>>>> On 29.04.11 at 10:10, David Miller wrote: >>> From: "Jan Beulich" >>> Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2011 08:41:10

Re: [Bridge] [PATCH] bridge: Module use count must be updated as bridges are created/destroyed

>>> On 29.04.11 at 18:05, Jon Masters wrote: > On Fri, 2011-04-29 at 13:08 +0200, Michal Marek wrote: >> On 29.4.2011 11:09, Jan Beulich wrote: >> >>>> On 29.04.11 at 10:44, David Miller wrote: > >> >> Nothing on the system should be hitting