linux-kernel - Re: Taint kernel after WARN

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Date:	Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:55:20 +0100
From:	Haavard Skinnemoen <hskinnemoen@...el.com>
To:	Nur Hussein <nurhussein@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, randy.dunlap@...cle.com,
	arjan@...radead.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org, mingo@...e.hu,
	a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl, kyle@...isc-linux.org,
	schwidefsky@...ibm.com, lethal@...ux-sh.org
Subject: Re: Taint kernel after WARN_ON(condition) v2

On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:27:40 +0800
Nur Hussein <nurhussein@...il.com> wrote:

> This does not work on architectures where WARN_ON has its own definition. 
> These archs are:
> 	1. s390
> 	2. superh
> 	3. avr32
> 	4. parisc

Hmm. Relying on the generic code in lib/bug.c qualifies as "own
definition" these days? I think the patch below should take care of all
four...unless I've misunderstood something.

Signed-off-by: Haavard Skinnemoen <hskinnemoen@...el.com>

diff --git a/lib/bug.c b/lib/bug.c
index 530f38f..0d67419 100644
--- a/lib/bug.c
+++ b/lib/bug.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 
     Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org> 2006
  */
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/bug.h>
@@ -149,6 +150,7 @@ enum bug_trap_type report_bug(unsigned long bugaddr, struct pt_regs *regs)
 			       (void *)bugaddr);
 
 		show_regs(regs);
+		add_taint(TAINT_WARN);
 		return BUG_TRAP_TYPE_WARN;
 	}
 
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