DF-5138 / unload_hang.txt
During DF-5138 fix validation on the audit guest (DragonFly 6.5-DEVELOPMENT, kernel built Thu Jul 2 06:02:54 UTC 2026) an ENVIRONMENT limitation was hit that is unrelated to the finding or the fix, recorded here so the timeline is honest: $ kldunload drm (never returns; process state D2, unkillable) `kldunload drm` of the STOCK (unpatched) drm.ko hangs in drm's MOD_UNLOAD path (likely linux-compat workqueue/RCU drain with no devices attached). Every later kldstat/kldload then blocks on the kernel linker lock: root 2014 D2 6:20AM kldunload drm root 2025 D1 6:24AM kldstat root 2049 D0 6:25AM kldload drm ... The hang predates any patched module being loaded (the patched drm.ko was never loaded before the first hang). The guest was recovered with a clean `shutdown -r now`, after which the patched drm.ko loaded instantly (`kldload drm` returned in well under a second) and the fix-validation run (fix_run.log) succeeded. Final state: guest `vm.sh reset with-src` (clean).