modules: inherit TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE
If a TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE exports symbol, inherit the taint flag for all modules importing these symbols, and don't allow loading symbols from TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE modules if the module previously imported gplonly symbols. Add a anti-circumvention devices so people don't accidentally get themselves into trouble this way. Comment from Greg: "Ah, the proven-to-be-illegal "GPL Condom" defense :)" [jeyu: pr_info -> pr_err and pr_warn as per discussion] Link: http://lore.kernel.org/r/20200730162957.GA22469@lst.deAcked-by: Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@ffwll.ch> Reviewed-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de> Signed-off-by: Jessica Yu <jeyu@kernel.org>
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