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[PATCH] Taint kernel when lve module is loaded

From:  Matthew Garrett <mjg59-AT-srcf.ucam.org>
To:  linux-kernel-AT-vger.kernel.org
Subject:  [PATCH] Taint kernel when lve module is loaded
Date:  Fri, 22 Jun 2012 13:49:31 -0400
Message-ID:  <1340387371-32292-1-git-send-email-mjg59@srcf.ucam.org>
Cc:  rusty-AT-rustcorp.com.au, Matthew Garrett <mjg59-AT-srcf.ucam.org>, Alex Lyashkov <umka-AT-cloudlinux.com>
Archive-link:  Article, Thread

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(+)

diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index 4edbd9c..9ad9ee9 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -2730,6 +2730,10 @@ static int check_module_license_and_versions(struct module *mod)
 	if (strcmp(mod->name, "driverloader") == 0)
 		add_taint_module(mod, TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE);
 
+	/* lve claims to be GPL but upstream won't provide source */
+	if (strcmp(mod->name, "lve") == 0)
+		add_taint_module(mod, TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODVERSIONS
 	if ((mod->num_syms && !mod->crcs)
 	    || (mod->num_gpl_syms && !mod->gpl_crcs)
-- 
1.7.10.4



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