linux-kernel - [PATCH] leds-net5501: taints kernel, add license

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Date:	Thu, 4 Nov 2010 10:28:00 -0700
From:	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>
To:	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Richard Purdie <rpurdie@...ys.net>,
	akpm <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@...ertech.it>
Subject: [PATCH] leds-net5501: taints kernel, add license

From: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>

Add MODULE_LICENSE() that matches file comments so that kernel
is not tainted.

	leds_net5501: module license 'unspecified' taints kernel.

Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>
---
 drivers/leds/leds-net5501.c |    2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

Alessandro, why does this module not have a module_exit() function?
I.e., why can it not be unloaded?


--- lnx-2637-rc1.orig/drivers/leds/leds-net5501.c
+++ lnx-2637-rc1/drivers/leds/leds-net5501.c
@@ -92,3 +92,5 @@ unmap:
 }
 
 arch_initcall(soekris_init);
+
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
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