Re: modprobe ipv6 gives -1 usage count was [ramfs problem...]

[Russell King]

Stefan Traby writes:
> I bet that a fix for the following exists, too: :)
> 
> [0]--(06:19:49)-(root@stefan)-(~)-> lsmod |grep -i ipv6
> [1]--(06:22:33)-(root@stefan)-(~)-> modprobe ipv6
> [0]--(06:22:38)-(root@stefan)-(~)-> lsmod |grep -i ipv6
> ipv6                  117424  -1 
> [0]--(06:22:46)-(root@stefan)-(~)->
> 
> usage count: -1

Why?  It is not a bug.  It means that the module itself determines when/if
it can be unloaded.  (an attempt to unload ipv6 calls ipv6_unload() which
determines if the module can be removed)
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