Re: 2.6.10-4 kernel doesn't unload unused drivers loaded by initrd

From: Andrei Badea (andrei.badea_at_movzx.net)
Date: 02/20/05

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    Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2005 23:46:00 +0100
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    Roberto C. Sanchez wrote:

    > Andrei Badea wrote:
    >
    >> During the upgrade of my sid a new 2.6.10 kernel was installed (full
    >> package name is 2.6.10-1-686, version 2.6.10-4). After reboot, I noticed
    >> that unused disk drive controller drivers loaded by initrd aren't
    >> unloaded. Before init runs, error messages like this one appear for each
    >> driver:
    >>
    >> ERROR: Removing 'amd74xx': Device or resource busy
    >>
    >> Moreover, in the lsmod result "[permanent]" appears next to each drive's
    >> module:
    >>
    >> amd74xx 14172 0 [permanent]
    >>
    >> Has anyone seen this? Maybe a bug in the kernel package?
    >
    > This is not a bug, it is a feature :-)
    >
    > Seriously, amd74xx is a chipset driver. Without it, your machine
    > will experience difficulty in speaking to your IDE controller (i.e.,
    > hard disks and optical drives) and certainly would not be able to
    > make use of DMA. You really want that module to stay loaded.

    Thank you for your answer. Maybe I should have emphasized that I'm not
    getting that error message for amd74xx only, but also for another about 20
    modules. Besides, the machine is a Centrino notebook, so the only needed
    driver is (I guess) piix. I definitely don't need modules such as amd74xx.

    Andrei 

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