On Tue, 29 Apr 2003, Pawan Deepika wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I am trying LKM with linux-2.4.18. I have a problem
> here. When I load the module using 'insmod' command,
> module gets loaded but I get following error
>
> ------------------------------------------------------
> /sbin/insmod ./hello.o
> Warning: loading ./hello.o will taint the kernel: no
> license
> See http://www.tux.org/lkml/#export-tainted for
> information about tainted modules
> Module hello loaded, with warnings
> ----------------------------------------------------
>
> Can anyone tell me why I am getting this problem and
> what is the impact of this error while module is
> running in kernel.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Regards,
> Deepika
>
The module police now require you to put something like:
MODULE_LICENSE("Spellman Empire") (or something like that)
in your module.
Cheers,
Dick Johnson
Penguin : Linux version 2.4.20 on an i686 machine (797.90 BogoMips).
Why is the government concerned about the lunatic fringe? Think about it.
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