Re: request_module: runaway loop modprobe net-pf-1 (is Re: Linux 2.6.21-rc1)

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From: Anders Larsen <[email protected]>
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 10:57:47 +0100

> On 2007-02-22 01:18:09, Greg KH wrote:
> > On Thu, Feb 22, 2007 at 06:16:23AM +0900, OGAWA Hirofumi wrote:
> > > E.g. something calls the request_modle(), and if hotplug is using
> > > socket(PF_UNIX) and af_unix is module, it also calls request_modle()?
> > > 
> > > Just my guess though...
> > 
> > Ugh, why does anyone make af_unix a module these days.  I thought only
> > Debian was that foolish...  :)
> 
> Then how about making CONFIG_UNIX bool instead of tristate?

Please see the archives, there have been discussions about this
kind of suggestion before.

We should not dis-allow AF_UNIX being modular just because it
now becomes inconvenient.

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