On Fri, Jan 30, 2004 at 10:56:57AM +0000, John P. Looney wrote:
> But I couldn't work out how to remove the ipv6 module. Is it possible ?
> It's usage is at -1 all the time, which is a little odd. (I know I could
> have just left it and it would have got the next router advertisement,
> but..).
-1 usage indicates that there is a function you call in the module to
find out if its in use rather than a reference counter.
I assume this is defined as 'are there any ipv6 interfaces up'.
I forget if it changes to 0 if it isn't being used or if it is always
-1.
Brian
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