[PATCH] Make rmmod -f taint kernel.

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Trivial, but somehow this got lost. Mark kernel as tainted when a
kernel removal is forced.

Name: Make force taint kernel.
Author: Rusty Russell
Status: Tested on 2.5.56

D: Somehow, the code which taints the kernel when rmmod -f is used got
D: lost. Restore it.

diff -urpN --exclude TAGS -X /home/rusty/devel/kernel/kernel-patches/current-dontdiff --minimal .1819-linux-2.5.69-bk3/kernel/module.c .1819-linux-2.5.69-bk3.updated/kernel/module.c
--- .1819-linux-2.5.69-bk3/kernel/module.c 2003-05-05 12:37:13.000000000 +1000
+++ .1819-linux-2.5.69-bk3.updated/kernel/module.c 2003-05-09 17:22:52.000000000 +1000
@@ -447,7 +447,10 @@ static void free_module(struct module *m
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODULE_FORCE_UNLOAD
 static inline int try_force(unsigned int flags)
 {
- return (flags & O_TRUNC);
+ int ret = (flags & O_TRUNC);
+ if (ret)
+ tainted |= TAINT_FORCED_MODULE;
+ return ret;
 }
 #else
 static inline int try_force(unsigned int flags)

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