[PATCH v3 2/2] module: Block some modules by TUXEDO from accessing GPL symbols

From: Werner Sembach
Date: Fri Nov 15 2024 - 08:02:10 EST


From: Uwe Kleine-König <ukleinek@xxxxxxxxxx>

TUXEDO has not yet relicensed all modules for GPLv2+ as former contributer
need to be contacted that comited code under GPLv3+.

So teach the module loader that these modules are proprietary despite
their declaration to be GPLv2 compatible until the relicensing is complete.

Signed-off-by: Werner Sembach <wse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/module/main.c | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 23 insertions(+)

diff --git a/kernel/module/main.c b/kernel/module/main.c
index 905d7b60dd709..3f391183aaf97 100644
--- a/kernel/module/main.c
+++ b/kernel/module/main.c
@@ -2029,6 +2029,29 @@ static const char *module_license_offenders[] = {

/* lve claims to be GPL but upstream won't provide source */
"lve",
+
+ /*
+ * Tuxedo distributes their kernel modules under GPLv3, but intentially
+ * lies in their MODULE_LICENSE() calls.
+ * See https://gitlab.com/tuxedocomputers/development/packages/tuxedo-drivers/-/commit/a8c09b6c2ce6393fe39d8652d133af9f06cfb427
+ */
+ "tuxedo_io",
+ "tuxedo_nb04_keyboard",
+ "tuxedo_nb04_wmi_ab",
+ "tuxedo_nb04_wmi_bs",
+ "tuxedo_nb04_sensors",
+ "tuxedo_nb04_power_profiles",
+ "tuxedo_nb04_kbd_backlight",
+ "tuxedo_nb05_keyboard",
+ "tuxedo_nb05_kbd_backlight",
+ "tuxedo_nb05_power_profiles",
+ "tuxedo_nb05_ec",
+ "tuxedo_nb05_sensors",
+ "tuxedo_nb05_fan_control",
+ "clevo_wmi",
+ "tuxedo_keyboard",
+ "clevo_acpi",
+ "uniwill_wmi",
};

/*
--
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