Nvidia Module Tainting Kernel

2018-02-19 Thread Stephen Morris
Hi,     I'm using the nvidia drivers from negativo17. I have the nvidia source module registered with dkms and it seems to be being compiled when I get a new kernel, if that is the case what do I need to do to resolve the following messages shown by "dmesg"? [   14.934074] nvidia: loading o

Re: Nvidia Module Tainting Kernel

2018-02-19 Thread Ed Greshko
On 02/20/18 04:41, Stephen Morris wrote: >    I'm using the nvidia drivers from negativo17. I have the nvidia source > module > registered with dkms and it seems to be being compiled when I get a new > kernel, if > that is the case what do I need to do to resolve the following messages shown > b

Re: Nvidia Module Tainting Kernel

2018-02-20 Thread Stephen Morris
On 20/2/18 8:54 am, Ed Greshko wrote: On 02/20/18 04:41, Stephen Morris wrote:    I'm using the nvidia drivers from negativo17. I have the nvidia source module registered with dkms and it seems to be being compiled when I get a new kernel, if that is the case what do I need to do to resolve t

Re: Nvidia Module Tainting Kernel

2018-02-20 Thread Ed Greshko
On 02/21/18 04:59, Stephen Morris wrote: > On 20/2/18 8:54 am, Ed Greshko wrote: >> On 02/20/18 04:41, Stephen Morris wrote: >>>     I'm using the nvidia drivers from negativo17. I have the nvidia source >>> module >>> registered with dkms and it seems to be being compiled when I get a new >>> ke

Re: Nvidia Module Tainting Kernel

2018-02-20 Thread Tim
Allegedly, on or about 21 February 2018, Stephen Morris sent: > I been in the situation of compiling kernel modules in other linux > distributions where you could put statements in your source to stop > these messages, but I have forgotten what they were. A install is tainted by having certain k

Re: Nvidia Module Tainting Kernel

2018-02-20 Thread Ed Greshko
On 02/21/18 08:23, Tim wrote: > Allegedly, on or about 21 February 2018, Stephen Morris sent: >> I been in the situation of compiling kernel modules in other linux >> distributions where you could put statements in your source to stop >> these messages, but I have forgotten what they were. > A in

Re: Nvidia Module Tainting Kernel

2018-02-20 Thread Samuel Sieb
On 02/20/2018 12:59 PM, Stephen Morris wrote: Looking at dmesg again this morning, and searching for the work 'taints' I get the 2nd message listed above but not the first message (why?), and this search displays a message in the same format as the first message for my wifi driver which is also

Re: Nvidia Module Tainting Kernel

2018-02-22 Thread Stephen Morris
On 20/2/18 7:41 am, Stephen Morris wrote: Hi,     I'm using the nvidia drivers from negativo17. I have the nvidia source module registered with dkms and it seems to be being compiled when I get a new kernel, if that is the case what do I need to do to resolve the following messages shown by "

Re: Nvidia Module Tainting Kernel

2018-02-22 Thread Ed Greshko
On 02/23/18 05:27, Stephen Morris wrote: > From the responses I am getting it seems that the meaning of 'taints the > kernel' > has morphed into something else? Here is the definitive list of what taints the kernel.  This is from the 4.14 documentation but is also valid for 4.15 kernels. https

Re: Nvidia Module Tainting Kernel

2018-02-22 Thread Joe Zeff
On 02/22/2018 01:27 PM, Stephen Morris wrote: From the responses I am getting it seems that the meaning of 'taints the kernel' has morphed into something else? Here's my understanding of it from when I had nVidia graphics. Let's say that you have a kerneloops, but haven't rebooted. Your ker

Re: Nvidia Module Tainting Kernel

2018-02-22 Thread Ed Greshko
On 02/23/18 05:59, Ed Greshko wrote: > The numbers in the list correspond to the bit positions in the value supplied > by "cat > /proc/sys/kernel/tainted" That actually should have said "number - 1" corresponds to the bit position in the value returned by the cat command. -- A motto of mine i

Re: Nvidia Module Tainting Kernel

2018-02-23 Thread Stephen Morris
On 23/2/18 8:59 am, Ed Greshko wrote: On 02/23/18 05:27, Stephen Morris wrote: From the responses I am getting it seems that the meaning of 'taints the kernel' has morphed into something else? Here is the definitive list of what taints the kernel.  This is from the 4.14 documentation but is

Re: Nvidia Module Tainting Kernel

2018-02-23 Thread Stephen Morris
On 23/2/18 9:04 am, Joe Zeff wrote: On 02/22/2018 01:27 PM, Stephen Morris wrote:  From the responses I am getting it seems that the meaning of 'taints the kernel' has morphed into something else? Here's my understanding of it from when I had nVidia graphics. Let's say that you have a kernelo

Re: Nvidia Module Tainting Kernel

2018-02-23 Thread Ed Greshko
On 02/24/18 10:21, Stephen Morris wrote: > On 23/2/18 8:59 am, Ed Greshko wrote: >> On 02/23/18 05:27, Stephen Morris wrote: >>>  From the responses I am getting it seems that the meaning of 'taints the >>> kernel' >>> has morphed into something else? >> >> Here is the definitive list of what tain

Re: Nvidia Module Tainting Kernel

2018-02-23 Thread Stephen Morris
On 24/2/18 2:25 pm, Ed Greshko wrote: On 02/24/18 10:21, Stephen Morris wrote: On 23/2/18 8:59 am, Ed Greshko wrote: On 02/23/18 05:27, Stephen Morris wrote:  From the responses I am getting it seems that the meaning of 'taints the kernel' has morphed into something else? Here is the defini

Re: Nvidia Module Tainting Kernel

2018-02-24 Thread Ed Greshko
On 02/24/18 12:43, Stephen Morris wrote: > Thanks Ed. Is there any documentation anywhere on what each bit represents? You mean other than the URL I've supplied at kernel.org and the comments within tainted.c ? > > > With bit 13 being set reflecting the loading of an unsigned module into a > ker

Re: Nvidia Module Tainting Kernel

2018-02-24 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Sat, 2018-02-24 at 15:43 +1100, Stephen Morris wrote: > Are all these taint messages, and all the reasons for a taint message > being produced saying that if we have to build our own drivers into the > kernel to be able to use our hardware, and hence put us into the > situation of potentially

Re: Nvidia Module Tainting Kernel

2018-02-24 Thread Stephen Morris
On 24/2/18 3:43 pm, Stephen Morris wrote: On 24/2/18 2:25 pm, Ed Greshko wrote: On 02/24/18 10:21, Stephen Morris wrote: On 23/2/18 8:59 am, Ed Greshko wrote: On 02/23/18 05:27, Stephen Morris wrote:   From the responses I am getting it seems that the meaning of 'taints the kernel' has morph

Re: Nvidia Module Tainting Kernel

2018-02-24 Thread Stephen Morris
On 24/2/18 11:12 pm, Ed Greshko wrote: On 02/24/18 12:43, Stephen Morris wrote: Thanks Ed. Is there any documentation anywhere on what each bit represents? You mean other than the URL I've supplied at kernel.org and the comments within tainted.c ? I haven't seen tainted.c as yet so I'm not sure

Re: Nvidia Module Tainting Kernel

2018-02-24 Thread Stephen Morris
On 25/2/18 12:15 am, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: On Sat, 2018-02-24 at 15:43 +1100, Stephen Morris wrote: Are all these taint messages, and all the reasons for a taint message being produced saying that if we have to build our own drivers into the kernel to be able to use our hardware, and hence

Re: Nvidia Module Tainting Kernel

2018-02-24 Thread Ed Greshko
On 02/25/18 09:46, Stephen Morris wrote: > [   10.395281] razermouse: loading out-of-tree module taints kernel. > [   10.395344] razermouse: module verification failed: signature and/or > required > key missing - tainting kernel > [   10.874905] nvidia: module license 'NVIDIA' taints kernel. > [  

Re: Nvidia Module Tainting Kernel

2018-02-24 Thread Ed Greshko
On 02/25/18 09:57, Stephen Morris wrote: > On 24/2/18 11:12 pm, Ed Greshko wrote: >> On 02/24/18 12:43, Stephen Morris wrote: >>> Thanks Ed. Is there any documentation anywhere on what each bit represents? >> You mean other than the URL I've supplied at kernel.org and the comments >> within >> tai

Re: Nvidia Module Tainting Kernel

2018-02-25 Thread Stephen Morris
On 25/2/18 1:21 pm, Ed Greshko wrote: On 02/25/18 09:57, Stephen Morris wrote: On 24/2/18 11:12 pm, Ed Greshko wrote: On 02/24/18 12:43, Stephen Morris wrote: Thanks Ed. Is there any documentation anywhere on what each bit represents? You mean other than the URL I've supplied at kernel.org a

Re: Nvidia Module Tainting Kernel

2018-02-25 Thread Stephen Morris
On 25/2/18 1:21 pm, Ed Greshko wrote: On 02/25/18 09:46, Stephen Morris wrote: [   10.395281] razermouse: loading out-of-tree module taints kernel. [   10.395344] razermouse: module verification failed: signature and/or required key missing - tainting kernel [   10.874905] nvidia: module license

Re: Nvidia Module Tainting Kernel

2018-02-25 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Sun, 2018-02-25 at 13:00 +1100, Stephen Morris wrote: > On 25/2/18 12:15 am, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > On Sat, 2018-02-24 at 15:43 +1100, Stephen Morris wrote: > > > Are all these taint messages, and all the reasons for a taint message > > > being produced saying that if we have to build ou

Re: Nvidia Module Tainting Kernel

2018-02-25 Thread Stephen Morris
On 26/2/18 1:12 am, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: On Sun, 2018-02-25 at 13:00 +1100, Stephen Morris wrote: On 25/2/18 12:15 am, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: On Sat, 2018-02-24 at 15:43 +1100, Stephen Morris wrote: Are all these taint messages, and all the reasons for a taint message being produced