[BusyBox] Problems w/o CHECK_TAINTED_MODULE

Steven Scholz steven.scholz at imc-berlin.de
Wed Sep 3 07:04:46 UTC 2003


Glenn McGrath wrote:

>>>./modutils/modutils.a(insmod.o): In function `add_symbols_from':
>>>insmod.o(.text+0xd08): undefined reference to `obj_gpl_license'
>>>insmod.o(.text+0xd08): relocation truncated to fit: R_PPC_REL24
>>>obj_gpl_license collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
>>>make: *** [busybox] Fehler 1
>>
>>Yeah, I had this problem too.  You could try this, or maybe there's  a
>>better way to fix it.
> 
> 
> I nearly forgot about this one.
> 
> Its fixed, but the default behaviour has to be that it ignores GPLONLY
> symbols if the license cant be checked. If its not done that way GPLONLY
> module authors might feel their licence is being ignored.
> 
> The fix in CVS requires CONFIG_CHECK_TAINTED_MODULES be defined, if not
> GPLONLY symbols are ignored.

And what exactly does that mean when "GPLONLY symbols are ignored"?

Thanks,

Steven




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