Re: [PATCH v4 0/3] driver core: add TAINT_FORCED_BIND for when userspace manually messes with devices and drivers

From: Greg Kroah-Hartman

Date: Wed Oct 28 2026 - 09:46:26 EST


On Mon, Oct 26, 2026 at 07:59:50PM -0300, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
> On Sun, Oct 25, 2026 at 01:48:04PM +0100, Uwe Kleine-König wrote:
>
> > The more I think about this taint, the more I believe the commit should
> > be reverted and replaced by a some stop gaps for driver_override. (Be it
> > a taint or better yet
> > https://lore.kernel.org/all/0f7446324f6a0c8f0153d6532d92a6eeecd6a308.1790612298.git.u.kleine-koenig@xxxxxxxxxxxx/
> > .)
>
> I also think this patch is way too broad and should be reverted until
> something better is designed.

Fair enough, I've sent a revert for now, will get it merged before -rc1
is out. I'll rework this for a later release, thanks.

greg k-h