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RE: Update (taint the kernel:no license)

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Subject: RE: Update (taint the kernel:no license)
From: Egger Lothar <Lothar.Egger@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2002 10:45:42 +0200
hello all

maybe that's it ?

http://lwn.net/2001/0906/kernel.php3

...

    License tagging in modules is now a part of the "ac" kernel series.  A
new macro has been added, and all loadable modules should specify their
licensing with a line like:


 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");



regards
lothar



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeremy Kerr [mailto:kerrj01@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Friday, September 13, 2002 2:45 AM
> To: lvs-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Update
> 
> 
> > > results "Warning: loading ip_vs_sched.o will taint the kernel:
> > > no license".  What do i do wrong ?
> 
> I've had the same warning when inserting compiled modules (a 
> video card 
> driver), so I wouldn't think it's looking for the GPL header 
> in the source.
> 
> Perhaps something like an is_GPL() function is exported in 
> some modules?
> 
> 
> Jeremy
> 
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