Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 29 Apr 2003 17:16:30 -0500 | From | Eli Carter <> | Subject | Re: 'tainting kernel' problem in linux-2.4.18 |
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Pawan Deepika wrote: > Hi, > > I am trying LKM with linux-2.4.18. I have a problem > here. When I load the module using 'insmod' command, > module gets loaded but I get following error > > ------------------------------------------------------ > /sbin/insmod ./hello.o > Warning: loading ./hello.o will taint the kernel: no > license > See http://www.tux.org/lkml/#export-tainted for > information about tainted modules > Module hello loaded, with warnings > ---------------------------------------------------- > > Can anyone tell me why I am getting this problem and > what is the impact of this error while module is > running in kernel.
Read the url provided in the error message.
If that is not enough, perhaps this one will help: http://lwn.net/2001/0906/kernel.php3
You may want to try kernel-newbies instead since this would be more on-topic there.
HTH,
Eli --------------------. "If it ain't broke now, Eli Carter \ it will be soon." -- crypto-gram eli.carter(a)inet.com `-------------------------------------------------
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