linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 7/7] modules: inherit TAINT_PROPRIETARY

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Message-ID: <20200729065559.GA476238@kroah.com>
Date:   Wed, 29 Jul 2020 08:55:59 +0200
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
Cc:     Jessica Yu <jeyu@...nel.org>,
        open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 7/7] modules: inherit TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE

On Wed, Jul 29, 2020 at 08:27:11AM +0200, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> If a TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE exports symbol, inherit the tain flag

s/tain/taint/

> for all modules importing these symbols, and don't allow loading
> symbols from TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE modules if the module previously
> imported gplonly symbols.  Add a anti-circumvention devices so people
> don't accidentally get themselves into trouble this way.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>

Ah, the proven-to-be-illegal "GPL Condom" defense :)

Nice, work, thanks for doing this:

Reviewed-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>