Re: moudle taints the kernel

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On Fri, 2005-05-20 at 18:48 +0530, pavan wrote:
> hi!!
> 
> I am using gsx server on my machine.In my /var/log/messges file i get 
> following mesages:
> vmnet module loaded improperly.Warning:vmnet module will taint the kernel.
> 
> What does it mean by :module will taint the kernel.
> Is it because Module is not supporing the running kernel?

Thats because of the following line in your module

MODULE_LICENSE(Propreitory);

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Ashutosh Naik
www.adaptec.com


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