Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1762650Ab2FVRuR (ORCPT ); Fri, 22 Jun 2012 13:50:17 -0400 Received: from cavan.codon.org.uk ([93.93.128.6]:51775 "EHLO cavan.codon.org.uk" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755914Ab2FVRuP (ORCPT ); Fri, 22 Jun 2012 13:50:15 -0400 From: Matthew Garrett To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Cc: rusty@rustcorp.com.au, Matthew Garrett , Alex Lyashkov Subject: [PATCH] Taint kernel when lve module is loaded Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2012 13:49:31 -0400 Message-Id: <1340387371-32292-1-git-send-email-mjg59@srcf.ucam.org> X-Mailer: git-send-email 1.7.10.4 X-SA-Do-Not-Run: Yes X-SA-Exim-Connect-IP: 209.6.41.104 X-SA-Exim-Mail-From: mjg59@srcf.ucam.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No (on cavan.codon.org.uk); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1276 Lines: 34 Cloudlinux have a product called lve that includes a kernel module. This was previously GPLed but is now under a proprietary license, but the module continues to declare MODULE_LICENSE("GPL") and makes use of some EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL symbols. Forcibly taint it in order to avoid this. Signed-off-by: Matthew Garrett Cc: Alex Lyashkov --- kernel/module.c | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c index 4edbd9c..9ad9ee9 100644 --- a/kernel/module.c +++ b/kernel/module.c @@ -2730,6 +2730,10 @@ static int check_module_license_and_versions(struct module *mod) if (strcmp(mod->name, "driverloader") == 0) add_taint_module(mod, TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE); + /* lve claims to be GPL but upstream won't provide source */ + if (strcmp(mod->name, "lve") == 0) + add_taint_module(mod, TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE); + #ifdef CONFIG_MODVERSIONS if ((mod->num_syms && !mod->crcs) || (mod->num_gpl_syms && !mod->gpl_crcs) -- 1.7.10.4 -- 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/