Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 7 Oct 2011 09:03:32 +0200 | From | Bastian Blank <> | Subject | Re: RFC: virtualbox tainting. |
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On Thu, Oct 06, 2011 at 12:58:24PM -0700, Greg KH wrote: > On Thu, Oct 06, 2011 at 03:50:07PM -0400, Dave Jones wrote: > > I feel a bit dirty overloading TAINT_CRAP (even if the name is apropos). > > Should I introduce a TAINT_OUT_OF_TREE perhaps instead ? > We could do that in a "generic" way by setting a "in-tree" flag type > thing for everything that is built from within the kernel build, and > then taint if that flag is not found.
Debian uses such a patch[1] since some time.
Bastian
[1]: http://anonscm.debian.org/viewvc/kernel/dists/trunk/linux-2.6/debian/patches/debian/module-bug-Add-TAINT_OOT_MODULE-flag.patch?revision=16914&view=markup -- Only a fool fights in a burning house. -- Kank the Klingon, "Day of the Dove", stardate unknown
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