linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH ??] Re: incorrect taint of ndiswrapper

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Date:	Fri, 27 Oct 2006 18:56:45 -0400
From:	Florin Malita <fmalita@...il.com>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>
CC:	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>,
	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, proski@....org,
	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>, cate@...ian.org,
	gianluca@...networks.biz
Subject: Re: [PATCH ??] Re: incorrect taint of ndiswrapper

Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 08:27:41 -0700
> Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com> wrote:
>   
>> Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>
>> ---
>>  kernel/module.c |    2 +-
>>  1 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
>> --- linux-2619-rc3-pv.orig/kernel/module.c
>> +++ linux-2619-rc3-pv/kernel/module.c
>> @@ -1718,7 +1718,7 @@ static struct module *load_module(void _
>>  	set_license(mod, get_modinfo(sechdrs, infoindex, "license"));
>>  
>>  	if (strcmp(mod->name, "ndiswrapper") == 0)
>> -		add_taint_module(mod, TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE);
>> +		add_taint(TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE);
>>  	if (strcmp(mod->name, "driverloader") == 0)
>>  		add_taint_module(mod, TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE);
>>  
>>     
>
> Could someone please test this for us?
>   

Tested, works (ndiswrapper 1.27).

Also, since driverloader is not GPL-compatible (MODULE_LICENSE("see
LICENSE file; Copyright (c)2003-2004 Linuxant inc.")), that check is
redundant. How about removing it (applies on top of Randy's patch)?


Signed-off-by: Florin Malita <fmalita@...il.com>
---

 module.c |    2 --
 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index 67009bd..293eb4c 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -1719,8 +1719,6 @@ #endif
 
 	if (strcmp(mod->name, "ndiswrapper") == 0)
 		add_taint(TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE);
-	if (strcmp(mod->name, "driverloader") == 0)
-		add_taint_module(mod, TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE);
 
 	/* Set up MODINFO_ATTR fields */
 	setup_modinfo(mod, sechdrs, infoindex);


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