1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index 68d05d2f4d8a..5d437bffd8dc 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -2178,6 +2178,14 @@ sys_init_module(void __user *umod,
                 wake_up(&module_wq);
                 return ret;
         }
+        if (ret > 0) {
+                printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: '%s'->init suspiciously returned %d, "
+                                    "it should follow 0/-E convention\n"
+                       KERN_WARNING "%s: loading module anyway...\n",
+                       __func__, mod->name, ret,
+                       __func__);
+                dump_stack();
+        }
 
         /* Now it's a first class citizen!  Wake up anyone waiting for it. */
         mod->state = MODULE_STATE_LIVE;