[PATCH v4 2/2] module: Block some modules by TUXEDO from accessing GPL symbols

From: Werner Sembach
Date: Fri Nov 15 2024 - 11:07:14 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 | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 24 insertions(+)

diff --git a/kernel/module/main.c b/kernel/module/main.c
index 905d7b60dd709..5df995ff0a9d3 100644
--- a/kernel/module/main.c
+++ b/kernel/module/main.c
@@ -2029,6 +2029,30 @@ static const char *module_license_offenders[] = {

/* lve claims to be GPL but upstream won't provide source */
"lve",
+
+ /*
+ * Tuxedo distributes some of their kernel modules under GPLv3, but
+ * uses MODULE_LICENSE("GPL") calls.
+ * See https://gitlab.com/tuxedocomputers/development/packages/tuxedo-drivers/-/merge_requests/21
+ * and https://gitlab.com/tuxedocomputers/development/packages/tuxedo-drivers/-/commit/dd34594ab880ed477bb75725176c3fb9352a07eb
+ */
+ "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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