linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] add module taint on ndiswrapper

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Message-Id: <200801221021.12984.rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
Date:	Tue, 22 Jan 2008 10:21:12 +1100
From:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
To:	Jon Masters <jonathan@...masters.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, jcm@...masters.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] add module taint on ndiswrapper

On Tuesday 22 January 2008 07:43:41 Jon Masters wrote:
> The struct module taints member is supposed to store per-module taint
> data. The kernel knows about certain specific external modules that will
> taint the kernel, such as ndiswrapper. Use of ndiswrapper possibly
> should set the per-module taint in addition to the global kernel
> taint flag, unless we're arguing not because wrapper module itself
> is not what actually causes the kernel to be tainted as such?
>
> Signed-off-by: Jon Masters <jcm@...masters.org>

Thanks, applied.

Rusty.
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