Bug 2223158 - [DDF] Consider replacing `rmmod` with `modprobe -r` in this example. `rmmod` is generally paired with `insmod`.
Summary: [DDF] Consider replacing `rmmod` with `modprobe -r` in this example. `rmmod` ...
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Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE
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Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Classification: Red Hat
Component: Documentation
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Target Milestone: rc
: 9.2
Assignee: Marc Muehlfeld
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Reported: 2023-07-16 02:15 UTC by Direct Docs Feedback
Modified: 2023-07-17 13:36 UTC (History)
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Red Hat Issue Tracker RHELPLAN-162431 0 None None None 2023-07-16 02:16:49 UTC

Description Direct Docs Feedback 2023-07-16 02:15:20 UTC
Consider replacing `rmmod` with `modprobe -r` in this example. `rmmod` is generally paired with `insmod`.

Reported by: dpward-mitll

https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/9/html/configuring_and_managing_networking/linux-traffic-control_configuring-and-managing-networking#annotations:0cdbb02c-f8db-426f-b688-c95037af8266

Comment 2 Marc Muehlfeld 2023-07-17 13:22:18 UTC
Side note:

"rmmod" cannot remove unused dependent modules, but "modprobe -r" can. That's why the latter is preferred.
Jamie Bainbridge an I reported a ticket (BZ#2164253) a while ago to make this clearer in the rmmod(8) man page.


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