Messages in this thread | | | From | Keith Owens <> | Subject | Re: The tainted message | Date | Tue, 30 Apr 2002 09:06:14 +1000 |
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On Mon, 29 Apr 2002 21:21:07 +0200, tomas szepe <kala@pinerecords.com> wrote: >Now, would anyone attempt to sum up all the points made here and come up >w/ something like a "final-draft" proposal?
What next, gcc warnings that include sections of the C99 standard or chunks of the info entry? There are reasons that documentation is separate from error and warning messages.
Summary:
Nobody can agree on the warning text. Anything less than the full kernel FAQ entry is incomplete.
Vendors who ship binary modules and support their users should use different text, pointing to the vendor's support policy instead of bothering linux-kernel.
Solution:
modutils 2.4.16 says
Warning: loading <module> will taint the kernel. Reason <reason> See <TAINT_URL> for information on tainted modules Module loaded, with warnings
Printing 'Module loaded, with warnings' makes it clear that the module has been loaded. TAINT_URL defaults to lkml FAQ. Vendors can ship modutils with a TAINT_URL that points to their support policy.
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