Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1758606AbYAYPhT (ORCPT ); Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:37:19 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1755519AbYAYPhE (ORCPT ); Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:37:04 -0500 Received: from outpipe-village-512-1.bc.nu ([81.2.110.250]:56102 "EHLO lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk" rhost-flags-OK-FAIL-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1758030AbYAYPhA (ORCPT ); Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:37:00 -0500 Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 16:32:40 +0000 From: Alan Cox To: Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu Cc: Jan Engelhardt , Mathieu Desnoyers , Andrew Morton , "Frank Ch. Eigler" , Linux Kernel Mailing List , Rusty Russell , Christoph Hellwig , Linus Torvalds , Jon Masters Subject: Re: [PATCH] Linux Kernel Markers Support for Proprierary Modules Message-ID: <20080125163240.7d68cb24@core> In-Reply-To: <15663.1201248183@turing-police.cc.vt.edu> References: <1201029235.18144.62.camel@perihelion> <20080123031005.GA16766@Krystal> <1201061860.25284.28.camel@perihelion> <20080123131442.GA6562@redhat.com> <20080123144811.GA12296@Krystal> <27267.1201152358@turing-police.cc.vt.edu> <1201155569.25284.88.camel@perihelion> <20080124124703.GB32559@Krystal> <15663.1201248183@turing-police.cc.vt.edu> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.2.0 (GTK+ 2.12.5; x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu) Organization: Red Hat UK Cyf., Amberley Place, 107-111 Peascod Street, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 1TE, Y Deyrnas Gyfunol. Cofrestrwyd yng Nghymru a Lloegr o'r rhif cofrestru 3798903 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 852 Lines: 21 On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 03:03:03 -0500 Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu wrote: > On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 08:56:09 +0100, Jan Engelhardt said: > > 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 person who solves the "even if in X" problem will probably be nominated > for sainthood by the Linux community. "It just hung with flashing LED's" is > just too common an event.... I've been poking at it a bit but it will need X server help, or eventually the kernel mode switch code. Alan -- 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/