linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] There should have a warn/log when out-of-tree module is loaded

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Message-ID: <87sir970hg.fsf@rustcorp.com.au>
Date:	Mon, 24 Feb 2014 12:09:23 +1030
From:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
To:	Xudong Zhang <xdzhang@...e.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, felixmelon@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] There should have a warn/log when out-of-tree module is loaded

Xudong Zhang <xdzhang@...e.com> writes:
> I can not get any hint when I found that my kernel is tainted (out of
> tree module is loaded). And I checked all loaded and loadable modules
> but it showed that all of them are intree modules.
> I think we need a warn when out of tree module is loaded.
>
> Signed-off-by: Xudong Zhang <xdzhang@...e.com>

This would be an escalation.

This taint only has an effect on oops messages, and
/proc/sys/kernel/tainted.

Cheers,
Rusty.
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