Re: request_module: runaway loop modprobe net-pf-1

[Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org>]

On Wed, Nov 22, 2006 at 11:42:39AM -0800, Ashlesha Shintre wrote:

> During boot up on the Encore M3 board (AU1500 MIPS) of the 2.6.14.6
> kernel, the process stops after the NFS filesystem has been mounted,
> memory freed  and spits out the following message:
> 
> 
> > request_module: runaway loop modprobe net-pf-1

The kernel tried to open UNIX domain socket but because support is not
compiled it will load the module instead.  Now, glibc-based programs
happen to try to connect to nscd via a UNIX domain socket on startup
and the whole show starts all over.  After a few iterations the kernel
gets tired of the whole game and prints this friendly message.

> What does the net-pf-1 mean?

net-pf-1 is PF_UNIX, see the definitions in include/linux/socket.h.  So
you should set CONFIG_UNIX to y.  Building it as a module won't work
as you just found :).

  Ralf