linux-kernel - Re: RFC: virtualbox tainting.

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Message-ID: <20111007151003.GA26358@redhat.com>
Date:	Fri, 7 Oct 2011 11:10:04 -0400
From:	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>
To:	Frank Mehnert <frank.mehnert@...cle.com>
Cc:	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andy Hall <andy.hall@...cle.com>
Subject: Re: RFC: virtualbox tainting.

On Fri, Oct 07, 2011 at 04:40:53PM +0200, Frank Mehnert wrote:
 
 > I can understand that you would rather ignore bug reports from external
 > kernel modules. On the other hand I don't like the TAINT_CRAP flag as
 > you can probably imagine.
 > 
 > Why not just mark external modules like Bastian Blank suggested? I can
 > assure that we will not try circumvent a TAINT_OOT_MODULE flag.

Sure. The exact mechanism used doesn't matter to me.

 > Please also note that we always have good relations to the open source
 > community so feel free to point me an archive where all these kernel
 > panic reports arrive which you've got.

Search through the fedora kernel bugs at bugzilla.redhat.com for 'vboxdrv'
or 'virtual box' (note to search for closed bugs as well as open ones).

 > We fixed some bugs in our kernel
 > modules in the past and it is even possible that some of the current
 > bug reports are from older versions of VirtualBox which might have been
 > fixed in the meantime.
 > 
 > And of course, helpful and constructive critism is always appreciated.

If you'd like to be cc'd on those reports, I can add you to the bugs
when we go through them if you create a bugzilla account. 

	Dave

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