1PRINT_TAINTED(9)                 Driver Basics                PRINT_TAINTED(9)
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NAME

6       print_tainted - return a string to represent the kernel taint state.
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SYNOPSIS

9       const char * print_tainted(void);
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ARGUMENTS

12       void
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DESCRIPTION

16       ´P´ - Proprietary module has been loaded. ´F´ - Module has been
17       forcibly loaded. ´S´ - SMP with CPUs not designed for SMP. ´R´ - User
18       forced a module unload. ´M´ - System experienced a machine check
19       exception. ´B´ - System has hit bad_page. ´U´ - Userspace-defined
20       naughtiness. ´D´ - Kernel has oopsed before ´A´ - ACPI table
21       overridden. ´W´ - Taint on warning. ´C´ - modules from drivers/staging
22       are loaded. ´I´ - Working around severe firmware bug. ´H´ - Hardware is
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25       The string is overwritten by the next call to print_tainted.
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28Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.         June 2019                  PRINT_TAINTED(9)
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