From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail.pangeatech.com (pxofc151-phx1.pangeatech.com [63.110.32.151]) by dsl2.external.hp.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0774F482A for ; Wed, 9 Jan 2002 10:22:30 -0700 (MST) Received: from [65.192.22.133] by mail.pangeatech.com (NTMail 7.00.0018/NU8172.00.e2123c13) with ESMTP id lhhfkaaa for parisc-linux@lists.parisc-linux.org; Wed, 9 Jan 2002 10:16:51 -0700 Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2002 09:22:17 -0800 From: Randolph Chung To: Bruno Vidal Cc: "parisc-linux@lists.parisc-linux.org" Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] loading the dump modules: will taint the kernel. Message-ID: <20020109172217.GH3247@tausq.org> Reply-To: Randolph Chung References: <3C3C79B1.2D4AF279@admin.france.hp.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <3C3C79B1.2D4AF279@admin.france.hp.com> Sender: parisc-linux-admin@lists.parisc-linux.org Errors-To: parisc-linux-admin@lists.parisc-linux.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: parisc-linux developers list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: In reference to a message from Bruno Vidal, dated Jan 09: > Hi > I've created a modules for the dump driver. When loading the > modules I receive the following message: > #insmod dump > Using /lib/modules/2.4.17-pa3/kernel/drivers/dump/dump.o > Warning: loading /lib/modules/2.4.17-pa3/kernel/drivers/dump/dump.o will taint the kernel: no license > > But everything seems okay, the modules is here, everything is here ??? > What means this message ? Add this, or something similar, to your driver: MODULE_LICENSE("GPL"); randolph -- @..@ http://www.TauSq.org/ (----) ( >__< ) ^^ ~~ ^^