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@@ -6,34 +6,34 @@ counter. This indicates that the kernel has been tainted by some
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mechanism. The string is followed by a series of position-sensitive
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characters, each representing a particular tainted value.
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- 1) 'G' if all modules loaded have a GPL or compatible license, 'P' if
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+ 1) ``G`` if all modules loaded have a GPL or compatible license, ``P`` if
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any proprietary module has been loaded. Modules without a
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MODULE_LICENSE or with a MODULE_LICENSE that is not recognised by
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insmod as GPL compatible are assumed to be proprietary.
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- 2) ``F`` if any module was force loaded by ``insmod -f``, ``' '`` if all
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+ 2) ``F`` if any module was force loaded by ``insmod -f``, ``' '`` if all
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modules were loaded normally.
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- 3) ``S`` if the oops occurred on an SMP kernel running on hardware that
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+ 3) ``S`` if the oops occurred on an SMP kernel running on hardware that
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hasn't been certified as safe to run multiprocessor.
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Currently this occurs only on various Athlons that are not
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SMP capable.
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- 4) ``R`` if a module was force unloaded by ``rmmod -f``, ``' '`` if all
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+ 4) ``R`` if a module was force unloaded by ``rmmod -f``, ``' '`` if all
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modules were unloaded normally.
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- 5) ``M`` if any processor has reported a Machine Check Exception,
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+ 5) ``M`` if any processor has reported a Machine Check Exception,
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``' '`` if no Machine Check Exceptions have occurred.
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- 6) ``B`` if a page-release function has found a bad page reference or
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+ 6) ``B`` if a page-release function has found a bad page reference or
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some unexpected page flags.
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- 7) ``U`` if a user or user application specifically requested that the
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+ 7) ``U`` if a user or user application specifically requested that the
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Tainted flag be set, ``' '`` otherwise.
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- 8) ``D`` if the kernel has died recently, i.e. there was an OOPS or BUG.
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+ 8) ``D`` if the kernel has died recently, i.e. there was an OOPS or BUG.
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- 9) ``A`` if the ACPI table has been overridden.
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+ 9) ``A`` if the ACPI table has been overridden.
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10) ``W`` if a warning has previously been issued by the kernel.
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(Though some warnings may set more specific taint flags.)
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