1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index 9db11911e04b..152b1655bbac 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -1806,6 +1806,7 @@ static noinline struct module *load_module(void __user *umod,
         Elf_Ehdr *hdr;
         Elf_Shdr *sechdrs;
         char *secstrings, *args, *modmagic, *strtab = NULL;
+        char *staging;
         unsigned int i;
         unsigned int symindex = 0;
         unsigned int strindex = 0;
@@ -1960,6 +1961,14 @@ static noinline struct module *load_module(void __user *umod,
                 goto free_hdr;
         }
 
+        staging = get_modinfo(sechdrs, infoindex, "staging");
+        if (staging) {
+                add_taint_module(mod, TAINT_CRAP);
+                printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: module is from the staging directory,"
+                       " the quality is unknown, you have been warned.\n",
+                       mod->name);
+        }
+
         /* Now copy in args */
         args = strndup_user(uargs, ~0UL >> 1);
         if (IS_ERR(args)) {
@@ -2556,6 +2565,8 @@ static char *module_flags(struct module *mod, char *buf)
                         buf[bx++] = 'P';
                 if (mod->taints & TAINT_FORCED_MODULE)
                         buf[bx++] = 'F';
+                if (mod->taints & TAINT_CRAP)
+                        buf[bx++] = 'C';
                 /*
                  * TAINT_FORCED_RMMOD: could be added.
                  * TAINT_UNSAFE_SMP, TAINT_MACHINE_CHECK, TAINT_BAD_PAGE don't