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Re: unregister_netdev Annoyance WAS(Re: ing_filter debug messages

To: jamal <hadi@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: unregister_netdev Annoyance WAS(Re: ing_filter debug messages
From: bert hubert <ahu@xxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2005 13:13:49 +0100
Cc: Wichert Akkerman <wichert@xxxxxxxxx>, netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx
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> > However, the unregister_netdev problem still persists.
> 
> I am pretty sure its a different problem. Quick scan shows the
> register/unregister state machine may be at fault. 

This is a separate and known problem - see 'Re: Major deadlock:
unregister_netdevice: waiting for <device> to become free. Usage count = 1'
by Peter Bieringer.

For some reason this issue has been widely ignored. I see it as well here
and it is the one reason I don't entirely trust 2.6.10 yet in production.

Thanks for looking into it Jamal!

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