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@@ -234,6 +234,12 @@ characters, each representing a particular tainted value. | |||
234 | 6: 'B' if a page-release function has found a bad page reference or | 234 | 6: 'B' if a page-release function has found a bad page reference or |
235 | some unexpected page flags. | 235 | some unexpected page flags. |
236 | 236 | ||
237 | 7: 'U' if a user specifically requested that the Tainted flag be set, | ||
238 | ' ' otherwise. | ||
239 | |||
240 | 7: 'U' if a user or user application specifically requested that the | ||
241 | Tainted flag be set, ' ' otherwise. | ||
242 | |||
237 | The primary reason for the 'Tainted: ' string is to tell kernel | 243 | The primary reason for the 'Tainted: ' string is to tell kernel |
238 | debuggers if this is a clean kernel or if anything unusual has | 244 | debuggers if this is a clean kernel or if anything unusual has |
239 | occurred. Tainting is permanent: even if an offending module is | 245 | occurred. Tainting is permanent: even if an offending module is |