Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: The tainted message | Date | Sat, 27 Apr 2002 16:20:03 +0100 (BST) | From | Alan Cox <> |
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> First of all, the current tainted message is not really useful. > "Warning: Loading %s will taint the kernel..." isn't very informative at > all. Most people don't know what it means to "taint the kernel". It's
I'd agree. I wasn't aware I had any responsibility beyond helping Arjan who implemented it. The kernel itself has no messages/policy intentionally.
> I would like to propose that a clearer, more direct message be used. > Something like "Warning: kernel maintainers may not support your kernel > since you have loaded %s: %s%s\n" would be much more informative and > correct.
> Opinions? Comments?
More informative but I think too soft. It still implies we might want to hear about it but not reply. That isnt the case.
How about
Warning: The module you have loaded (%s) does not seem to have an open source license. Please send any kernel problem reports to the author of this module, or duplicate them from a boot without ever loading this module before reporting them to the community or your Linux vendor
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