Re: Linux crashes after installing a module. (Please CC [e-mail])

[Dave Jones]

On Tue, May 20, 2003 at 04:07:07PM -0600, Kendrick Hamilton wrote:
 > Hi,
 > 	We are developping a module for a custom built card. The module 
 > installs fine on some computers and not on others. All computers are 
 > running 2.4.18 or 2.4.20 kernel. Here is a dump of installing the module 
 > and linux crashing. The module is tainting the kernel (I plan on GPLing 
 > the module and if you want code for it, I can send it to you, I just don't 
 > know how to flag it as GPLed).

The tainting is easily fixed with a one liner..
MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");

Why your code crashes however, is impossible for anyone to tell without
seeing the code.

		Dave