Re: [PATCH] kernel-chktaint: add reporting for tainted modules

[Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>]

On 10/28/25 3:05 AM, Thorsten Leemhuis wrote:
> On 10/28/25 08:12, Randy Dunlap wrote:
>> Check all loaded modules and report any that have their 'taint'
>> flags set along with a count of all tainted modules.
>> The tainted module output format is:
>> <module_name>: taint=<flags>
>>
>> Example output:
>>
>> Kernel is "tainted" for the following reasons:
>>  * externally-built ('out-of-tree') module was loaded  (#12)
>>  * unsigned module was loaded (#13)
>> Raw taint value as int/string: 12288/'G           OE      '
> 
> I wonder if it would be easier more readable if the format used above...
>> Modules tainted: count=1
>> dump_test: taint=OE
> 
> ...would be reused here somewhat. Like this maybe?
> 
> Modules tainted: 1
>  * dump_test (OE)

Yeah, I like that. Thanks.

-- 
~Randy