linux-kernel - [PATCH 3/5] module: show why force load fails

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Message-ID: <20250822125454.1287066-4-wangjinchao600@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2025 20:54:52 +0800
From: Jinchao Wang <wangjinchao600@...il.com>
To: Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@...nel.org>,
	Petr Pavlu <petr.pavlu@...e.com>,
	Daniel Gomez <da.gomez@...nel.org>,
	Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@...gle.com>,
	linux-modules@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc: Jinchao Wang <wangjinchao600@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH 3/5] module: show why force load fails

Include reason in error message when force loading is disabled.

Signed-off-by: Jinchao Wang <wangjinchao600@...il.com>
---
 kernel/module/main.c | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/kernel/module/main.c b/kernel/module/main.c
index c66b26184936..a426bd8a18b5 100644
--- a/kernel/module/main.c
+++ b/kernel/module/main.c
@@ -1083,6 +1083,7 @@ int try_to_force_load(struct module *mod, const char *reason)
 	add_taint_module(mod, TAINT_FORCED_MODULE, LOCKDEP_NOW_UNRELIABLE);
 	return 0;
 #else
+	pr_err("%s force load is not supported\n", reason);
 	return -ENOEXEC;
 #endif
 }
-- 
2.43.0