[parisc-linux] loading the dump modules: will taint the kernel.

[parisc-linux] loading the dump modules: will taint the kernel.

[Bruno Vidal]

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	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 ?

	thanks.

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Re: [parisc-linux] loading the dump modules: will taint the kernel.

[Bryan W. Headley]

Bruno Vidal wrote:

> 	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 ?
> 
> 	thanks.
> 
> 

Did you/Are you releasing this module under a GPL license? Then add to 
the source,

MODULE_AUTHOR("James Bottomley");
MODULE_DESCRIPTION("lasi700 SCSI Driver");
MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
MODULE_PARM(lasi700, "s");

Of course, change the author, description and parameters. See 
include/linux/modules.h for docs, other macros. The other license types 
are listed in there, too.


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Re: [parisc-linux] loading the dump modules: will taint the kernel.

[Randolph Chung]

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
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