linux-kernel - Re: unexpected taint message

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Date:	Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:30:36 +0100
From:	Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>
To:	Arend van Spriel <arend@...adcom.com>
Cc:	"linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org" <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: unexpected taint message

On Fri, 2011-12-16 at 10:27 +0100, Arend van Spriel wrote:
> To whoever may know,
> 
> Upon loading our driver module I get the following message:
> 
> kernel: [  344.805106] Disabling lock debugging due to kernel taint
> 
> What exactly are the criteria for tainting? Our driver locking strategy
> is something we want to refactor and having lock debugging during that
> transition may be a life safer.

cat /proc/sys/kernel/tainted

johannes

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