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From: tomas szepe <kala@pinerecords.com>
To: Keith Owens <kaos@ocs.com.au>
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Subject: Re: The tainted message
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>   Nobody can agree on the warning text.  Anything less than the full
>   kernel FAQ entry is incomplete.

Hey, no need for sarcasm here; I don't think the four lines could offend
anyone, being merely a different solution proposal. Yours is pretty good
too.

> Solution:
> 
>   modutils 2.4.16 says
> 
>   Warning: loading <module> will taint the kernel.  Reason <reason>
>     See <TAINT_URL> for information on tainted modules
>   Module loaded, with warnings
> 
>   Printing 'Module loaded, with warnings' makes it clear that the
>   module has been loaded.  TAINT_URL defaults to lkml FAQ.  Vendors can
>   ship modutils with a TAINT_URL that points to their support policy.

Neat!


T.
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