Unloading Onload - UG1586

Onload User Guide (UG1586)
Document ID
UG1586
Release Date
2025-11-03
Revision
1.31 English

First, check that all Onload stacks have been terminated by running the onload_stackdump [-z] command. There should be no output:

# onload_stackdump -z

Then unload the Onload modules using the onload_tool unload command:

# onload_tool unload
Note: Attempts to unload or uninstall Onload and drivers when Onload stacks are still present will result in the following type of warnings:
# onload_tool unload
onload_tool: /sbin/modprobe -r onload
FATAL: Module onload is in use.
FATAL: Error running remove command for onload
onload_tool: ERROR: modprobe -r onload failed (0)
onload_tool: /sbin/modprobe -r sfc_char
FATAL: Module sfc_char is in use.
FATAL: Error running remove command for sfc_char
onload_tool: ERROR: modprobe -r sfc_char failed (0)
onload_tool: /sbin/modprobe -r sfc_resource
FATAL: Module sfc_resource is in use.
onload_tool: ERROR: modprobe -r sfc_resource failed (0)
onload_tool: /sbin/modprobe -r sfc
FATAL: Module sfc is in use.
onload_tool: ERROR: modprobe -r sfc failed (0)"