linux-toradex.git/kernel/module/tracking.c, branch v5.19-rc1 Linux kernel for Apalis and Colibri modules module: Introduce module unload taint tracking 2022-05-12T17:29:41+00:00 Aaron Tomlin atomlin@redhat.com 2022-05-02T20:52:52+00:00 99bd9956551b27cb6f5b445abaced7e13b9976cd Currently, only the initial module that tainted the kernel is recorded e.g. when an out-of-tree module is loaded. The purpose of this patch is to allow the kernel to maintain a record of each unloaded module that taints the kernel. So, in addition to displaying a list of linked modules (see print_modules()) e.g. in the event of a detected bad page, unloaded modules that carried a taint/or taints are displayed too. A tainted module unload count is maintained. The number of tracked modules is not fixed. This feature is disabled by default. Signed-off-by: Aaron Tomlin <atomlin@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@kernel.org> 
Currently, only the initial module that tainted the kernel is
recorded e.g. when an out-of-tree module is loaded.

The purpose of this patch is to allow the kernel to maintain a record of
each unloaded module that taints the kernel. So, in addition to
displaying a list of linked modules (see print_modules()) e.g. in the
event of a detected bad page, unloaded modules that carried a taint/or
taints are displayed too. A tainted module unload count is maintained.

The number of tracked modules is not fixed. This feature is disabled by
default.

Signed-off-by: Aaron Tomlin <atomlin@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@kernel.org>