linux-kernel - Re: kernel BUG at net/core/skbuff.c in linux-2.6.21-rc6

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Date:	Tue, 10 Apr 2007 13:25:56 +0200
From:	"Jesper Juhl" <jesper.juhl@...il.com>
To:	Bartek <poemann@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: kernel BUG at net/core/skbuff.c in linux-2.6.21-rc6

On 10/04/07, Bartek <poemann@...il.com> wrote:
> > Apr  8 21:47:22 localhost kernel: EIP:    0060:[<c021b4d7>]
> > Tainted: P       VLI
>
> Someone  in private took me a noticed of a still tainted kernel. I
> didn't noticed that, I am sorry for that. I was sure that unloaded
> proprietary modules should resolve the problem. My fault. I will try
> to reproduce the crash  again.
>

It is not enough to unload proprietary modules. As long as they have
ever been loaded at all the kernel is tainted.
You need to ensure that the proprietary modules never get loaded at
all. I guess you probably already worked that out, just wanted to
point it out just in case :-)

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