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Re: [vortex] can't unload module

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Subject: Re: [vortex] can't unload module
From: Andrew Morton <andrewm@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2000 02:35:21 +1100
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Andrew Morton wrote:
> 
> Alexey, Dave: that wait-for-ever crap which went into
> unregister_netdevice() happens under the lock_kernel() in
> sys_delete_module()!

Duh.  schedule() drops the BKL.

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