* Andrew Morton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [060309 12:19]:
>
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2006 01:24:06 -0800
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [Bugme-new] [Bug 6197] New: unregister_netdevice: waiting for ppp9
> to become free. Usage count = 658
>
>
> http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6197
>
> Summary: unregister_netdevice: waiting for ppp9 to become free.
> Usage count = 658
> Kernel Version: 2.6.15 and all 2.6 series
> Status: NEW
> Severity: blocking
> Owner: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Submitter: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>
> Hi there! I've been experienced a big problem with the lastest kernel version
> and all 2.6 versions prior to this version.
> I'm using Fedora Core 3 and the machine in cause is a router and a dialin
> server. I use pppoe-server in kernel mode (rp-pppoe-3.7 and pppd 2.4.3).
> When a user connects to server with pppoe, then to the http daemon and then
> disconnects the kernel start saying messages like this kind:
>
> Message from [EMAIL PROTECTED] at Thu Mar 9 10:51:14 2006 ...
>
> nextc kernel: unregister_netdevice: waiting for ppp9 to become free. Usage
> count
> = 233
We seem to not handle the NETDEV_UNREGISTER notification in pppoe, can
you please try the following patch? It is against latest git snapshot
but it should apply to 2.6.15 as well.
Baruch
--
We need to remove all references to the device when we receive the
NETDEV_UNREGISTER notification.
Signed-off-by: Baruch Even <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
--
drivers/net/pppoe.c | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
Index: pppcd/drivers/net/pppoe.c
===================================================================
--- pppcd.orig/drivers/net/pppoe.c
+++ pppcd/drivers/net/pppoe.c
@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@ static int pppoe_device_event(struct not
* LCP re-negotiation.
*/
+ case NETDEV_UNREGISTER:
case NETDEV_GOING_DOWN:
case NETDEV_DOWN:
/* Find every socket on this device and kill it. */
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