Merge git://github.com/rustyrussell/linux

* git://github.com/rustyrussell/linux:
  module,bug: Add TAINT_OOT_MODULE flag for modules not built in-tree
  module: Enable dynamic debugging regardless of taint
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Linus Torvalds 2011-11-06 17:28:32 -08:00
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@ -263,6 +263,8 @@ characters, each representing a particular tainted value.
12: 'I' if the kernel is working around a severe bug in the platform
firmware (BIOS or similar).
13: 'O' if an externally-built ("out-of-tree") module has been loaded.
The primary reason for the 'Tainted: ' string is to tell kernel
debuggers if this is a clean kernel or if anything unusual has
occurred. Tainting is permanent: even if an offending module is