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@@ -251,6 +251,8 @@ characters, each representing a particular tainted value. | |||
251 | 7: 'U' if a user or user application specifically requested that the | 251 | 7: 'U' if a user or user application specifically requested that the |
252 | Tainted flag be set, ' ' otherwise. | 252 | Tainted flag be set, ' ' otherwise. |
253 | 253 | ||
254 | 8: 'D' if the kernel has died recently, i.e. there was an OOPS or BUG. | ||
255 | |||
254 | The primary reason for the 'Tainted: ' string is to tell kernel | 256 | The primary reason for the 'Tainted: ' string is to tell kernel |
255 | debuggers if this is a clean kernel or if anything unusual has | 257 | debuggers if this is a clean kernel or if anything unusual has |
256 | occurred. Tainting is permanent: even if an offending module is | 258 | occurred. Tainting is permanent: even if an offending module is |