linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH] Fix: module signature vs tracepoints: add new TAINT_UNSIGNED

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Date:	Thu, 13 Feb 2014 13:54:42 +1030
From:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
To:	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Cc:	Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] Fix: module signature vs tracepoints: add new TAINT_UNSIGNED_MODULE

Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org> writes:
> On Tue, 11 Feb 2014 08:27:38 +0100
> Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org> wrote:
>
>> 
>> * Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com> wrote:
>> 
>> > Users have reported being unable to trace non-signed modules loaded 
>> > within a kernel supporting module signature.
>> 
>> External modules should strive to get out of the 'crap' and
>> 'felony law breaker' categories and we should not make it
>> easier for them to linger in a broken state.
>> 
>> Nacked-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>

Well, distributions which sign their modules are sending a pretty strong
"go away" signal already.

I'm ambivalent towards out-of-tree modules, so not tempted unless I see
a bug report indicating a concrete problem.  Then we can discuss...

Cheers,
Rusty.
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