Re: [PATCH] crypto: x86/glue_helper make bool

[Paul Gortmaker]

[Re: [PATCH] crypto: x86/glue_helper make bool] On 22/07/2016 (Fri 01:06) Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:

> On Thu, Jul 21, 2016 at 07:01:11PM -0400, Paul Gortmaker wrote:
> > [[PATCH] crypto: x86/glue_helper make bool] On 21/07/2016 (Thu 15:13) Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:
> > 
> > > Paul's changes to remove MODULE_LICENSE() out of the x86 glue_helper
> > > causes a kernel with CONFIG_CRYPTO_GLUE_HELPER_X86=m to taint since
> > > it now detects the license is missing if you try to build the driver
> > > as a module, log below.
> > 
> > Reported and fixed two days ago ; the fix went out in yesterday's
> > linux-next via the tip tree.
> > 
> > https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20160719144243.GK21225@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > 
> > I fixed it by restoring the license, since making it bool might break
> > existing use cases,
> 
> How so?

In the now deleted text, you wrote:

      Fix this by removing the module option for it via Kconfig as it
      cannot be a module.

      glue_helper: module license 'unspecified' taints kernel.

The 2nd line of output clearly contradicts your 1st line stating it
cannot be a module.   It clearly was a module, and loaded, and tainted
the kernel because it had no license.

As for use cases, there can be many that could break. Someone with a
kernel that just fit in flash, now ends up with glue_helper builtin, and
their kernel won't fit anymore.

Or someone has a script that manually ran "modprobe glue_helper" at
startup along with other specifically chosen modules.  Now that step
will fail.

As I said, I don't want to be introducing runtime changes in an audit
for unnecessary module.h instances.

Paul.
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>   Luis