From: Stephen Hemminger <[email protected]> Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 15:33:30 -0700 > ipv6 is not a network driver, it is a protocol. You might be able to > remove it if you zap all the routes and applications, ... It is purposefully set to have a permanent elevated reference count because it is not designed to be unloaded safely. It has been unloadable forever. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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