patch-2.4.11-dontuse linux/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt

• Lines: 28
• Date: Sun Sep 30 12:26:08 2001
• Orig file: v2.4.10/linux/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
• Orig date: Mon Jan 10 18:15:58 2000

diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.4.10/linux/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt linux/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 - rtsig-max
 - sg-big-buff                 [ generic SCSI device (sg) ]
 - shmmax                      [ sysv ipc ]
+- tainted
 - version
 - zero-paged                  [ PPC only ]
 
@@ -217,6 +218,19 @@
 on the maximum shared memory segment size that can be created.
 Shared memory segments up to 1Gb are now supported in the 
 kernel.  This value defaults to SHMMAX.
+
+==============================================================
+
+tainted: 
+
+Non-zero if the kernel has been tainted.  Numeric values, which
+can be ORed together:
+
+  1 - A module with a non-GPL license has been loaded, this
+      includes modules with no license.
+      Set by modutils >= 2.4.9.
+  2 - A module was force loaded by insmod -f.
+      Set by modutils >= 2.4.9.
 
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