linux-kernel - lve module taint?

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Date:	Wed, 19 Sep 2012 11:32:40 +0930
From:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
To:	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>
Cc:	"LKML" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: lve module taint?

Hi all,

        I still have this patch sitting in my queue for next merge
window; I missed the previous one.  Is it still current?

Thanks,
Rusty.

From:	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>
Subject: module: taint kernel when lve module is loaded
Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2012 13:49:31 -0400

Cloudlinux have a product called lve that includes a kernel module. This
was previously GPLed but is now under a proprietary license, but the
module continues to declare MODULE_LICENSE("GPL") and makes use of some
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL symbols. Forcibly taint it in order to avoid this.

Signed-off-by: Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>
Cc: Alex Lyashkov <umka@...udlinux.com>
Signed-off-by: Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
Cc: stable@...nel.org
---
 kernel/module.c |    4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index 4edbd9c..9ad9ee9 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -2730,6 +2730,10 @@ static int check_module_license_and_versions(struct module *mod)
 	if (strcmp(mod->name, "driverloader") == 0)
 		add_taint_module(mod, TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE);
 
+	/* lve claims to be GPL but upstream won't provide source */
+	if (strcmp(mod->name, "lve") == 0)
+		add_taint_module(mod, TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODVERSIONS
 	if ((mod->num_syms && !mod->crcs)
 	    || (mod->num_gpl_syms && !mod->gpl_crcs)
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