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| author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2014-04-06 09:38:07 -0700 |
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| committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2014-04-06 09:38:07 -0700 |
| commit | 6f4c98e1c22c28e00b8f050cce895a6b74db15d1 (patch) | |
| tree | b00da8b3367c6f3d0f74f44b8c4092a7b7cbbe18 /Documentation | |
| parent | 18a1a7a1d862ae0794a0179473d08a414dd49234 (diff) | |
| parent | 22c9bcad859d5c969289b3b37084a96c621f8f2c (diff) | |
Merge tag 'modules-next-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rusty/linux
Pull module updates from Rusty Russell:
"Nothing major: the stricter permissions checking for sysfs broke a
staging driver; fix included. Greg KH said he'd take the patch but
hadn't as the merge window opened, so it's included here to avoid
breaking build"
* tag 'modules-next-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rusty/linux:
staging: fix up speakup kobject mode
Use 'E' instead of 'X' for unsigned module taint flag.
VERIFY_OCTAL_PERMISSIONS: stricter checking for sysfs perms.
kallsyms: fix percpu vars on x86-64 with relocation.
kallsyms: generalize address range checking
module: LLVMLinux: Remove unused function warning from __param_check macro
Fix: module signature vs tracepoints: add new TAINT_UNSIGNED_MODULE
module: remove MODULE_GENERIC_TABLE
module: allow multiple calls to MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE() per module
module: use pr_cont
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-module | 1 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/module-signing.txt | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/oops-tracing.txt | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt | 2 |
4 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-module b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-module index 47064c2b1f7..0aac02e7fb0 100644 --- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-module +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-module @@ -49,3 +49,4 @@ Description: Module taint flags: O - out-of-tree module F - force-loaded module C - staging driver module + E - unsigned module diff --git a/Documentation/module-signing.txt b/Documentation/module-signing.txt index 09b583e3890..09c2382ad05 100644 --- a/Documentation/module-signing.txt +++ b/Documentation/module-signing.txt @@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ This has a number of options available: If this is off (ie. "permissive"), then modules for which the key is not available and modules that are unsigned are permitted, but the kernel will - be marked as being tainted. + be marked as being tainted, and the concerned modules will be marked as + tainted, shown with the character 'E'. If this is on (ie. "restrictive"), only modules that have a valid signature that can be verified by a public key in the kernel's possession diff --git a/Documentation/oops-tracing.txt b/Documentation/oops-tracing.txt index 13032c0140d..e3155995ddd 100644 --- a/Documentation/oops-tracing.txt +++ b/Documentation/oops-tracing.txt @@ -265,6 +265,9 @@ characters, each representing a particular tainted value. 13: 'O' if an externally-built ("out-of-tree") module has been loaded. + 14: 'E' if an unsigned module has been loaded in a kernel supporting + module signature. + The primary reason for the 'Tainted: ' string is to tell kernel debuggers if this is a clean kernel or if anything unusual has occurred. Tainting is permanent: even if an offending module is diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt index ec8be46bf48..271a09db662 100644 --- a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt +++ b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt @@ -785,6 +785,8 @@ can be ORed together: 1024 - A module from drivers/staging was loaded. 2048 - The system is working around a severe firmware bug. 4096 - An out-of-tree module has been loaded. +8192 - An unsigned module has been loaded in a kernel supporting module + signature. ============================================================== |