linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Linux Kernel Markers Support for Proprierary Modules

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Message-Id: <1201275090.25284.281.camel@perihelion>
Date:	Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:31:30 -0500
From:	Jon Masters <jcm@...hat.com>
To:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...putergmbh.de>
Cc:	Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...ymtl.ca>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu, "Frank Ch. Eigler" <fche@...hat.com>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Linux Kernel Markers Support for Proprierary Modules

On Fri, 2008-01-25 at 08:56 +0100, Jan Engelhardt wrote:

> So what is needed is an Oops with an explaining message
> if (kernel_tainted) "blame that proprietary module first",
> and make sure the user sees that oops even if in X.

The former is actually trivially doable with the module->taints bits. We
could have the equivalent of a neon flashing "blame this module" sign.

I also agree, we should stop force loading. Incompatible struct module,
etc. are really bad things to have mapped into a running kernel.

Jon.


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