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

On Wed, 26 Sep 2007 08:53:27 +0100
"Jan Beulich" <[email protected]> wrote:

> 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]>
>

No, network devices don't do reference counting.
What is the dependency? Where is the source of the module interacting
with the  bridge?
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