Re: The tainted message

tomas szepe
2002-04-29T20:00:42Z

> > > >> thie warning should be:
> > > >>
> > > >> Warning: Module %s is not open source, and as such, loading it will make
> > > >> your kernel un-debuggable. Please do not submit bug reports from a kernel
> > > >> with this module loaded, as they will be useless, and likely ignored.
> > > >
> > > >Very good! I'd only change the tense to "The non-opensource module %s is
> > > >about to be loaded, which will make your kernel impossible to debug," so
> > > >that it's crystal clear that the message is not a failure notification.
> > >
> > > Pschologically it would be better to phrase it as a postive statement.
> > >
> > > Warning: Module %s is not open source, and as such, loading it will
> > > make your kernel un-debuggable. Before reporting problems to
> > > Linux-kernel, please replicate the problem without the module loaded.
> >
> > You're right. And, hmmm, tell you what.. I also like your version because
> > it makes no statements whatsoever about vendor support, or support from
> > anyone else than the people on linux-kernel.
> >
> > Now, would anyone attempt to sum up all the points made here and come up
> > w/ something like a "final-draft" proposal?
>
> Warning: Source code for module %s is not publicly available. Problems
> with a kernel that has loaded this module can be debugged only by someone
> with access to the module source. Before reporting a problem to the Linux
> kernel mailing list, please replicate the problem without the module loaded.

Indeed, this would certainly do much better than the current caption.
"What say you, Mr. ModutilsMaintainer?" <wink wink>

T.