From 99bd9956551b27cb6f5b445abaced7e13b9976cd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aaron Tomlin Date: Mon, 2 May 2022 21:52:52 +0100 Subject: module: Introduce module unload taint tracking Currently, only the initial module that tainted the kernel is recorded e.g. when an out-of-tree module is loaded. The purpose of this patch is to allow the kernel to maintain a record of each unloaded module that taints the kernel. So, in addition to displaying a list of linked modules (see print_modules()) e.g. in the event of a detected bad page, unloaded modules that carried a taint/or taints are displayed too. A tainted module unload count is maintained. The number of tracked modules is not fixed. This feature is disabled by default. Signed-off-by: Aaron Tomlin Signed-off-by: Luis Chamberlain --- init/Kconfig | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) (limited to 'init/Kconfig') diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig index ddcbefe535e9..6b30210f787d 100644 --- a/init/Kconfig +++ b/init/Kconfig @@ -2118,6 +2118,17 @@ config MODULE_FORCE_UNLOAD rmmod). This is mainly for kernel developers and desperate users. If unsure, say N. +config MODULE_UNLOAD_TAINT_TRACKING + bool "Tainted module unload tracking" + depends on MODULE_UNLOAD + default n + help + This option allows you to maintain a record of each unloaded + module that tainted the kernel. In addition to displaying a + list of linked (or loaded) modules e.g. on detection of a bad + page (see bad_page()), the aforementioned details are also + shown. If unsure, say N. + config MODVERSIONS bool "Module versioning support" help -- cgit v1.2.3