On Tue, 13 Mar 2007, Mockern wrote: > Hi, > > I use kthread in my driver. The problem is that I can't kill process > with kill_proc function. After rmmod my_driver, ps command shows again SW > my_driver. > > How can I remove this process? > > Thank you >
You need to follow the procedures used by other kernel drivers that use kernel threads. The kernel thread must be properly run-down during the module removal process. An easy to read sample is in ../drivers/wireless/airo.c. Cheers, Dick Johnson Penguin : Linux version 2.6.16.24 on an i686 machine (5592.64 BogoMips). New book: http://www.AbominableFirebug.com/ _ **************************************************************** The information transmitted in this message is confidential and may be privileged. Any review, retransmission, dissemination, or other use of this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify Analogic Corporation immediately - by replying to this message or by sending an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - and destroy all copies of this information, including any attachments, without reading or disclosing them. Thank you. - 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/
