linux-kernel - Re: RFC: virtualbox tainting.

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Date:	Thu, 6 Oct 2011 15:50:07 -0400
From:	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>
To:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
Cc:	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: RFC: virtualbox tainting.

On Thu, Oct 06, 2011 at 12:44:32PM -0700, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
 
 > > diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
 > > index 04379f92..d26c9a3 100644
 > > --- a/kernel/module.c
 > > +++ b/kernel/module.c
 > > @@ -2653,6 +2653,10 @@ static int check_module_license_and_versions(struct module *mod)
 > >  	if (strcmp(mod->name, "ndiswrapper") == 0)
 > >  		add_taint(TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE);
 > >  
 > > +	/* vbox is garbage. */
 > > +	if (strcmp(mod->name, "vboxdrv") == 0)
 > > +		add_taint(TAINT_CRAP);
 > 
 > Odds are we should have a list of these types of modules, as I think
 > there are a few others out there we should mark this way :)

possibly, though this is by far the leader (for us at least) today.

 > But anyway, I like this, and I think I'll go add it to the openSUSE
 > kernels so we can avoid the numerous bug reports we get there as well
 > for this crappy driver.
 > 
 > 	Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>

I feel a bit dirty overloading TAINT_CRAP (even if the name is apropos).
Should I introduce a TAINT_OUT_OF_TREE perhaps instead ?

	Dave

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