Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 29 Apr 2003 18:24:58 -0400 (EDT) | From | "Richard B. Johnson" <> | Subject | Re: 'tainting kernel' problem in linux-2.4.18 |
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On Tue, 29 Apr 2003, 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. > > Thanks in advance. > > Regards, > Deepika > The module police now require you to put something like: MODULE_LICENSE("Spellman Empire") (or something like that) in your module.
Cheers, Dick Johnson Penguin : Linux version 2.4.20 on an i686 machine (797.90 BogoMips). Why is the government concerned about the lunatic fringe? Think about it.
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