Re: Please revert 21564fd2a3deb48200b595332f9ed4c9f311f2a7

[Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@goop.org>]

Alan Cox wrote:
> 2.6.22's behaviour is the bug. 2.6.21 you couldn't load random binary
> crap into the kernel without logging a taint. 2.6.22 you can. This means
> every single 2.6.22 bug report has to be assumed to be caused by binary
> module crap as a starting point which slows down debug immensely.
Er, what?  What do you mean by "load random binary crap"?  Are you 
worried that a malicious kernel module might modify paravirt_ops?  How 
is that different from a malicious module doing any of the infinite 
other things a malicious module can do?  A module will only register a 
taint if its playing by the rules anyway, and a module playing by the 
rules won't touch paravirt_ops directly.
   J

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