Hi,
Now both 2.4.11-pre2 and linux-2.4.10-ac4 have support support for
/proc/sys/kernel/tainted, it's time to update REPORTING-BUGS to
reflect this change. Here is a patch for this:
Index: REPORTING-BUGS
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RCS file: /home/erik/cvsroot/elinux/REPORTING-BUGS,v
retrieving revision 1.1.1.15
diff -u -r1.1.1.15 REPORTING-BUGS
--- REPORTING-BUGS 2001/04/26 12:28:10 1.1.1.15
+++ REPORTING-BUGS 2001/10/03 23:25:44
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@
[email protected]. (For more information on the linux-kernel
mailing list see http://www.tux.org/lkml/).
+ Note that the kernel maintainers are not interested in bug
+reports that could be caused by the use of binary-only kernel
+modules. To see if your kernel has not been using binary modules, use
+"cat /proc/sys/kernel/tainted". If the output is "0", you can safely
+send your bug report to the maintainers.
+
This is a suggested format for a bug report sent to the Linux kernel mailing
list. Having a standardized bug report form makes it easier for you not to
overlook things, and easier for the developers to find the pieces of
The patch should apply cleanly against 2.4.11-pre2 and 2.4.10-ac4.
Please apply.
Erik
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