linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] module,bug: Add TAINT_OOT_MODULE flag for modules not built in-tree

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Message-ID: <87zkgiosm5.fsf@rustcorp.com.au>
Date:	Mon, 31 Oct 2011 12:00:10 +1030
From:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
To:	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>
Cc:	Nick Bowler <nbowler@...iptictech.com>, Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>,
	Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk>,
	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...otime.net>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Debian kernel maintainers <debian-kernel@...ts.debian.org>,
	Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...ymtl.ca>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] module,bug: Add TAINT_OOT_MODULE flag for modules not built in-tree

On Wed, 26 Oct 2011 21:55:28 -0400, Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 11:41:37AM +1030, Rusty Russell wrote:
> 
>  > I think we need a "taint_string()" function, and instead of lockdep
>  > disabling itself it should note the taint string in its reports.
>  > Similarly for anything else (oops already does this).
> 
> you mean like print_tainted() ?

Wow, there's one terribly named function!

So, yeah, kinda like that.  Only remove the suckage.

Thanks,
Rusty.
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