Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH] Linux Kernel Markers Support for Proprierary Modules | From | Jon Masters <> | Date | Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:31:30 -0500 |
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On Fri, 2008-01-25 at 08:56 +0100, Jan Engelhardt wrote:
> So what is needed is an Oops with an explaining message > if (kernel_tainted) "blame that proprietary module first", > and make sure the user sees that oops even if in X.
The former is actually trivially doable with the module->taints bits. We could have the equivalent of a neon flashing "blame this module" sign.
I also agree, we should stop force loading. Incompatible struct module, etc. are really bad things to have mapped into a running kernel.
Jon.
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