The 23/11/11, Alan McKinnon wrote: > On Wed, 23 Nov 2011 10:17:07 +0100 > Nicolas Sebrecht <nsebre...@piing.fr> wrote:
> > You're wrong. Using the virtualbox module means you turn the kernel to > > "tained crap" because of the number of problems it causes, including > > random memory curruption. > > Care to back that up with something resembling evidence? > > EVERY out-of-tree module will taint the kernel. But not all virtualization solutions use out-of-tree module and from those coming out-of-tree, few are taint as "crap". > As to whether it > deserves the "crap" moniker is a matter of opinion ...I'd rather say a matter of facts. :-) Every one is free to support virtualbox but forgetting to talk about this taint level is not very fair, FMPOV. -- Nicolas Sebrecht