From: Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To: Matthew Garrett <mjg59@srcf.ucam.org>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, rusty@rustcorp.com.au,
Alex Lyashkov <umka@cloudlinux.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Taint kernel when lve module is loaded
Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2012 11:43:59 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20120622184359.GA25552@kroah.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1340387371-32292-1-git-send-email-mjg59@srcf.ucam.org>
On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 01:49:31PM -0400, Matthew Garrett wrote:
> 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 <mjg59@srcf.ucam.org>
> Cc: Alex Lyashkov <umka@cloudlinux.com>
> ---
> kernel/module.c | 4 ++++
> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
Do you have a pointer to this code anywhere? Lying about the license to
the kernel is a pretty blatent thing to do and I'd like to have some
people follow up on that issue.
thanks,
greg k-h
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-06-22 18:44 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-06-22 17:49 [PATCH] Taint kernel when lve module is loaded Matthew Garrett
2012-06-22 18:43 ` Greg KH [this message]
2012-06-22 18:51 ` Matthew Garrett
2012-06-22 19:22 ` Greg KH
2012-06-22 19:43 ` Greg KH
2012-06-22 19:09 ` richard -rw- weinberger
2012-06-22 19:40 ` Greg KH
2012-06-23 0:00 ` Rusty Russell
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2012-06-23 15:07 ` iseletsk
2012-06-24 6:39 ` Greg KH
2012-06-24 7:33 ` Mike Galbraith
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[not found] ` <fa.cm6Pl6ITE2qRnrdz/DXqaOSgExs@ifi.uio.no>
2012-06-23 19:26 ` iseletsk
2012-06-24 6:35 ` Greg KH
[not found] ` <CA+-XxSG8mpERvUwKgG4M8=ZuSd3P+ZYfw5mL3R4zLTAYGPW3Mw@mail.gmail.com>
2012-07-11 15:26 ` Greg KH
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