wireguard loads ipv6.ko

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PostPosted: Wed Sep 04, 2019 3:23    Post subject: wireguard loads ipv6.ko Reply with quote
Tested wireguard on v3.0-r40189 mega [ 3.10.108-d8 #25233] and noticed that ipv6.ko was loaded regardless of 'ipv6_enable=0'. Once loaded, it cannot be unloaded which locks ~350KB memory till next cycle.

Probably corrected in later builds.

default
Code:
root@dd-wrt:/tmp# lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by
xt_DSCP                 1424  1
shortcut_fe           133104  0
usb_storage            38176  0
sr_mod                 11680  0
cdrom                  31280  1 sr_mod
sd_mod                 26960  0
scsi_mod               75648  3 usb_storage,sr_mod,sd_mod
ohci_hcd               15520  0
ehci_pci                2496  0
ehci_hcd               32016  1 ehci_pci
usbcore               118960  5 usb_storage,ohci_hcd,ehci_pci,ehci_hcd
usb_common              1040  1 usbcore
switch_robo            10096  0
switch_core             5184  1 switch_robo

+ wireguard
Code:
root@dd-wrt:/tmp# lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by
wireguard              85360  0
ip_tunnel              10480  1 wireguard
ipv6                  263840  9 wireguard
shortcut_fe           133104  0
xt_DSCP                 1424  1
usb_storage            38176  0
sr_mod                 11680  0
cdrom                  31280  1 sr_mod
sd_mod                 26960  0
scsi_mod               75648  3 usb_storage,sr_mod,sd_mod
ohci_hcd               15520  0
ehci_pci                2496  0
ehci_hcd               32016  1 ehci_pci
usbcore               118960  5 usb_storage,ohci_hcd,ehci_pci,ehci_hcd
usb_common              1040  1 usbcore
switch_robo            10096  0
switch_core             5184  1 switch_robo

- wireguard
Code:
root@dd-wrt:/tmp# lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by
ipv6                  263840  8
shortcut_fe           133104  0
xt_DSCP                 1424  1
usb_storage            38176  0
sr_mod                 11680  0
cdrom                  31280  1 sr_mod
sd_mod                 26960  0
scsi_mod               75648  3 usb_storage,sr_mod,sd_mod
ohci_hcd               15520  0
ehci_pci                2496  0
ehci_hcd               32016  1 ehci_pci
usbcore               118960  5 usb_storage,ohci_hcd,ehci_pci,ehci_hcd
usb_common              1040  1 usbcore
switch_robo            10096  0
switch_core             5184  1 switch_robo

root@dd-wrt:/tmp# rmmod -f ipv6; echo $?
1
root@dd-wrt:/tmp# ps | grep ipv6
27297 root         0 SW<  [ipv6_addrconf]
32361 root      1160 S    grep ipv6
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