Re: [PATCH 7/7] modules: inherit TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE

From: Greg Kroah-Hartman
Date: Wed Jul 29 2020 - 02:56:11 EST


On Wed, Jul 29, 2020 at 08:27:11AM +0200, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> If a TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE exports symbol, inherit the tain flag

s/tain/taint/

> for all modules importing these symbols, and don't allow loading
> symbols from TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE modules if the module previously
> imported gplonly symbols. Add a anti-circumvention devices so people
> don't accidentally get themselves into trouble this way.
>
> Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxx>

Ah, the proven-to-be-illegal "GPL Condom" defense :)

Nice, work, thanks for doing this:

Reviewed-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>