Received: (from majordomo@localhost) by oss.sgi.com (8.11.2/8.11.3) id g0UI7st14168 for linux-xfs-outgoing; Wed, 30 Jan 2002 10:07:54 -0800 Received: from cycos.com (mrs.backbone.cycos.com [194.77.158.3]) by oss.sgi.com (8.11.2/8.11.3) with SMTP id g0UI7hd14135 for ; Wed, 30 Jan 2002 10:07:43 -0800 Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 18:07:30 +0100 From: "Eitzenberger, Holger" To: "linux-xfs@oss.sgi.com" NvsRef: PPCOM/2770726 Message-Id: <002a4726@cycos.com> Subject: XFS will 'taint' kernel sources X-Mailer: MRS Internet Mail APL Version 5.00.98 (WIN-NT) Release Build 2804 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; Boundary="======_316560014449_======" Sender: owner-linux-xfs@oss.sgi.com Precedence: bulk Status: O Content-Length: 2810 Lines: 73 --======_316560014449_====== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit * Debian 'woody' * linux-2.4.17-xfs * modutils 2.4.12-1 Hallo, after upgrading the modutils package i noticed that the XFS patch makes the kernel tainted. Module Size Used by Tainted: P xfs 397312 2 (autoclean) xfs_support 6168 0 (autoclean) [xfs] pagebuf 20864 2 (autoclean) [xfs xfs_support] serial 42688 0 (autoclean) via-rhine 10308 1 rtc 5400 0 (autoclean) The reason might be that the 'pagebuf.o' kernel module does not contain MODULE_LICENSE("GPL"); 'xfs.o' and 'xfs_support.o' do contain this statement. Is this a bug? Thx in advance. Holger -- ++ GnuPG PubKey: http://www.t-online.de/~holger.eitzenberger ++ +++ Debian GNU/Linux +++ ICQ# 2882018 +++ --======_316560014449_====== Content-Type: application/rtf Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 e1xydGYxXGFuc2lcYW5zaWNwZzEyNTJcZnJvbXRleHQgXGRlZmYwe1xmb250 dGJsDQp7XGYwXGZzd2lzcyBBcmlhbDt9DQp7XGYxXGZtb2Rlcm4gQ291cmll ciBOZXc7fQ0Ke1xmMlxmbmlsXGZjaGFyc2V0MiBTeW1ib2w7fQ0Ke1xmM1xm bW9kZXJuXGZjaGFyc2V0MCBDb3VyaWVyIE5ldzt9fQ0Ke1xjb2xvcnRibFxy ZWQwXGdyZWVuMFxibHVlMDtccmVkMFxncmVlbjBcYmx1ZTI1NTt9DQpcdWMx XHBhcmRccGxhaW5cZGVmdGFiMzYwIFxmMFxmczIwICAgKiBEZWJpYW4gJ3dv b2R5J1xwYXINCiAgKiBsaW51eC0yLjQuMTcteGZzXHBhcg0KICAqIG1vZHV0 aWxzIDIuNC4xMi0xXHBhcg0KXHBhcg0KSGFsbG8sXHBhcg0KXHBhcg0KYWZ0 ZXIgdXBncmFkaW5nIHRoZSBtb2R1dGlscyBwYWNrYWdlIGkgbm90aWNlZCB0 aGF0IHRoZVxwYXINClhGUyBwYXRjaCBtYWtlcyB0aGUga2VybmVsIHRhaW50 ZWQuXHBhcg0KXHBhcg0KXHRhYiBNb2R1bGUgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICBT aXplICBVc2VkIGJ5ICAgIFRhaW50ZWQ6IFBccGFyDQpcdGFiIHhmcyAgICAg ICAgICAgICAgICAgICAzOTczMTIgICAyIChhdXRvY2xlYW4pXHBhcg0KXHRh YiB4ZnNfc3VwcG9ydCAgICAgICAgICAgICA2MTY4ICAgMCAoYXV0b2NsZWFu KSBbeGZzXVxwYXINClx0YWIgcGFnZWJ1ZiAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAyMDg2 NCAgIDIgKGF1dG9jbGVhbikgW3hmcyB4ZnNfc3VwcG9ydF1ccGFyDQpcdGFi IHNlcmlhbCAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgNDI2ODggICAwIChhdXRvY2xlYW4p XHBhcg0KXHRhYiB2aWEtcmhpbmUgICAgICAgICAgICAgIDEwMzA4ICAgMVxw YXINClx0YWIgcnRjICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgNTQwMCAgIDAgKGF1 dG9jbGVhbilccGFyDQpccGFyDQpUaGUgcmVhc29uIG1pZ2h0IGJlIHRoYXQg dGhlICdwYWdlYnVmLm8nIGtlcm5lbCBtb2R1bGUgZG9lcyBub3RccGFyDQpj b250YWluXHBhcg0KXHBhcg0KICAgIE1PRFVMRV9MSUNFTlNFKCJHUEwiKTtc cGFyDQpccGFyDQoneGZzLm8nIGFuZCAneGZzX3N1cHBvcnQubycgZG8gY29u dGFpbiB0aGlzIHN0YXRlbWVudC4gIElzIHRoaXNccGFyDQphIGJ1Zz9ccGFy DQpccGFyDQpUaHggaW4gYWR2YW5jZS5ccGFyDQpccGFyDQpIb2xnZXJccGFy DQpccGFyDQotLSBccGFyDQorKyBHbnVQRyBQdWJLZXk6IGh0dHA6Ly93d3cu dC1vbmxpbmUuZGUvfmhvbGdlci5laXR6ZW5iZXJnZXIgKytccGFyDQorKysg RGViaWFuIEdOVS9MaW51eCA8b2N0YXZpYW5AZGViaWFuLm9yZz4gKysrIElD USMgMjg4MjAxOCArKytccGFyDQp9 --======_316560014449_======--