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Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2002 10:09:24 +0200 (SAST)
From: Zwane Mwaikambo <zwane@linux.realnet.co.sz>
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To: Robinson Maureira Castillo <rmaureira@alumno.inacap.cl>
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Subject: Re: [RFC][TRIVIAL] Print a KERN_INFO after a module gets loaded 
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On Sat, 15 Jun 2002, Robinson Maureira Castillo wrote:

> diff -Nrua linux/kernel/module.c linux-info/kernel/module.c
> --- linux/kernel/module.c       Sat Jun 15 01:00:24 2002
> +++ linux-info/kernel/module.c  Sat Jun 15 01:02:37 2002
> @@ -560,6 +560,7 @@
>  
>         /* And set it running.  */
>         mod->flags = (mod->flags | MOD_RUNNING) & ~MOD_INITIALIZING;
> +       printk(KERN_INFO "module: %s loaded\n", mod->name);
>         error = 0;
>         goto err0;

And when this gets to mainline, what stops your hacker from removing the 
printk from displaying? The way i see it, if the person is loading modules 
you're screwed beyond help.

Regards,
	Zwane Mwaikambo

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