What does [unsafe] in lsmod mean?
Issue
- What does
[unsafe]
inlsmod
mean? - The
lsmod
command lists a kernel module as unsafe like so:
# lsmod | grep -i sctp
sctp 260873 2 [unsafe]
ipv6 438241 208 sctp,rdma_cm,ib_addr,cnic
- How to force remove an unsafe kernel module?
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
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