Messages in this thread | | | From | Alistair John Strachan <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] list module taint flags in Oops/panic | Date | Fri, 29 Sep 2006 21:31:43 +0100 |
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On Friday 29 September 2006 03:12, Randy Dunlap wrote: > From: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net> > > When listing loaded modules during an oops or panic, also list each > module's Tainted flags if non-zero (P: Proprietary or F: Forced load only). > > If a module is did not taint the kernel, it is just listed like > usbcore > but if it did taint the kernel, it is listed like > wizmodem(PF) > > Example: > [ 3260.121718] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at > 0000000000000000 RIP: [ 3260.121729] [<ffffffff8804c099>] > :dump_test:proc_dump_test+0x99/0xc8 [ 3260.121742] PGD fe8d067 PUD 264a6067 > PMD 0 > [ 3260.121748] Oops: 0002 [1] SMP > [ 3260.121753] CPU 1 > [ 3260.121756] Modules linked in: dump_test(P) snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss > snd_seq snd_seq_device ide_cd generic ohci1394 snd_hda_intel snd_hda_codec > snd_pcm snd_timer snd ieee1394 snd_page_alloc piix ide_core arcmsr aic79xx > scsi_transport_spi usblp [ 3260.121785] Pid: 5556, comm: bash Tainted: P > 2.6.18-git10 #1 > > [Alternatively, I can look into listing tainted flags with 'lsmod', > but that won't help in oopsen/panics so much.]
I think this is definitely a good start.
-- Cheers, Alistair.
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