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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

  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
     [not found] <fa.WTHIDfGYg3w7zn9rxlDshNfnPtI@ifi.uio.no>
2012-06-23 15:07 ` iseletsk
2012-06-24  6:39   ` Greg KH
2012-06-24  7:33   ` Mike Galbraith
     [not found] ` <fa.lxvUw3/2JBxq1zvQzI4sJk8pEOQ@ifi.uio.no>
     [not found]   ` <fa.Fdbx7aeDSXKMF/2ajG0IUf0AAKs@ifi.uio.no>
     [not found]     ` <fa.TAjdtaR/BMl+PZAWwtAit9BevAo@ifi.uio.no>
     [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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