Christoph Hellwig 262e6ae708 modules: inherit TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE ...

If a TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE exports symbol, inherit the taint flag
for all modules importing these symbols, and don't allow loading
symbols from TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE modules if the module previously
imported gplonly symbols.  Add a anti-circumvention devices so people
don't accidentally get themselves into trouble this way.

Comment from Greg:
  "Ah, the proven-to-be-illegal "GPL Condom" defense :)"

[jeyu: pr_info -> pr_err and pr_warn as per discussion]
Link: http://lore.kernel.org/r/20200730162957.GA22469@lst.de
Acked-by: Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@ffwll.ch>
Reviewed-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>
Signed-off-by: Jessica Yu <jeyu@kernel.org>

2020-08-05 10:31:28 +02:00

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