i can see what the theoretical purpose for it is here: http://kerneltrap.org/node/6656
but it's not clear how it can possibly be set from userland given that: $ grep -r TAINT_USER * include/linux/kernel.h:#define TAINT_USER (1<<6) kernel/panic.c: tainted & TAINT_USER ? 'U' : ' ', $ am i missing something screamingly obvious? rday -- ======================================================================== Robert P. J. Day Linux Consulting, Training and Annoying Kernel Pedantry Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA http://crashcourse.ca ======================================================================== - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/