Re: [RFC][TRIVIAL] Print a KERN_INFO after a module gets loaded

From: Zwane Mwaikambo (zwane@linux.realnet.co.sz)
Date: Sat Jun 15 2002 - 03:09:24 EST

On Sat, 15 Jun 2002, Robinson Maureira Castillo wrote:

> diff -Nrua linux/kernel/module.c linux-info/kernel/module.c
> --- linux/kernel/module.c Sat Jun 15 01:00:24 2002
> +++ linux-info/kernel/module.c Sat Jun 15 01:02:37 2002
> @@ -560,6 +560,7 @@
>
> /* And set it running. */
> mod->flags = (mod->flags | MOD_RUNNING) & ~MOD_INITIALIZING;
> + printk(KERN_INFO "module: %s loaded\n", mod->name);
> error = 0;
> goto err0;

And when this gets to mainline, what stops your hacker from removing the
printk from displaying? The way i see it, if the person is loading modules
you're screwed beyond help.

Regards,
        Zwane Mwaikambo 

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