linux-kernel - [RFC][PATCH v3 10/16] panic: Have tainted

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Message-ID: <20250912150855.2901211-11-eugen.hristev@linaro.org>
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2025 18:08:49 +0300
From: Eugen Hristev <eugen.hristev@...aro.org>
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Subject: [RFC][PATCH v3 10/16] panic: Have tainted_mask as non-static

tainted_mask is required for debugging the kernel, and needs to be
accessible for kmemdump into vmcoreinfo.

Signed-off-by: Eugen Hristev <eugen.hristev@...aro.org>
---
 kernel/panic.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kernel/panic.c b/kernel/panic.c
index d9c7cd09aeb9..048c33dab98a 100644
--- a/kernel/panic.c
+++ b/kernel/panic.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ static unsigned int __read_mostly sysctl_oops_all_cpu_backtrace;
 #endif /* CONFIG_SMP */
 
 int panic_on_oops = CONFIG_PANIC_ON_OOPS_VALUE;
-static unsigned long tainted_mask =
+unsigned long tainted_mask =
 	IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RANDSTRUCT) ? (1 << TAINT_RANDSTRUCT) : 0;
 static int pause_on_oops;
 static int pause_on_oops_flag;
-- 
2.43.0