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Re: What happened?

From The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: What happened?
Date 2022-04-17 13:30 +0200
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On 2022-04-17 at 01:26, Stefan Monnier wrote:

>> My guess is that the upgrade in question was carried out while the
>> VM was running, and when the upgrade tried to unload one or more
>> relevant kernel modules, the kernel refused to let that happen
>> because the module was in use.
> 
> Hmm... I can't remember ever seeing an upgrade remove kernel
> modules. When/why would that happen?

I don't remember the specifics in detail, but I know it involves DKMS at
some stage.

I wouldn't necessarily expect it to happen even with the "rebuild module
on package update" model used with DKMS, but as I said, I know I've
*seen* it happen - with VirtualBox, quite some years ago now.

-- 
   The Wanderer

The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one
persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all
progress depends on the unreasonable man.         -- George Bernard Shaw

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What happened? Dennis Wicks <wix@mgssub.com> - 2022-04-17 01:20 +0200
  Re: What happened? Nicholas Geovanis <nickgeovanis@gmail.com> - 2022-04-17 04:40 +0200
    Re: What happened? The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2022-04-17 05:10 +0200
      Re: What happened? Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2022-04-17 07:30 +0200
        Re: What happened? The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2022-04-17 13:30 +0200
        Re: What happened? Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2022-04-17 13:30 +0200
          Re: What happened? Charles Curley <charlescurley@charlescurley.com> - 2022-04-17 23:30 +0200
            Re: What happened? Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2022-04-18 01:50 +0200
  Solved (partially) Re: What happened? Dennis Wicks <wix@mgssub.com> - 2022-04-21 20:40 +0200
    Re: Solved (partially) Re: What happened? The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2022-04-22 00:20 +0200
      Re: Solved (partially) Re: What happened? Dennis Wicks <wix@mgssub.com> - 2022-04-23 04:50 +0200

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