_unregister_frontend wait on "fepriv->dvbdev->wait_queue" that fepriv->dvbdev->users==-1. The user finish : - dvb_frontend_release - set users to -1 - don't wait wait_queue because fepriv->exit != 1 => dvb_unregister_frontend never exit the wait queue. Signed-off-by: Matthieu CASTET Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab fޘ)x