Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261323AbTETWCW (ORCPT ); Tue, 20 May 2003 18:02:22 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261324AbTETWCW (ORCPT ); Tue, 20 May 2003 18:02:22 -0400 Received: from deviant.impure.org.uk ([195.82.120.238]:29398 "EHLO deviant.impure.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261323AbTETWCV (ORCPT ); Tue, 20 May 2003 18:02:21 -0400 Date: Tue, 20 May 2003 23:18:59 +0100 From: Dave Jones To: Kendrick Hamilton Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Linux crashes after installing a module. (Please CC hamilton@sedsystems.ca) Message-ID: <20030520221859.GA8567@suse.de> Mail-Followup-To: Dave Jones , Kendrick Hamilton , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 896 Lines: 21 On Tue, May 20, 2003 at 04:07:07PM -0600, Kendrick Hamilton wrote: > Hi, > We are developping a module for a custom built card. The module > installs fine on some computers and not on others. All computers are > running 2.4.18 or 2.4.20 kernel. Here is a dump of installing the module > and linux crashing. The module is tainting the kernel (I plan on GPLing > the module and if you want code for it, I can send it to you, I just don't > know how to flag it as GPLed). The tainting is easily fixed with a one liner.. MODULE_LICENSE("GPL"); Why your code crashes however, is impossible for anyone to tell without seeing the code. Dave - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/