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diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/tainted-kernels.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/tainted-kernels.rst index f92551539e8a..a0cc017e4424 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/tainted-kernels.rst +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/tainted-kernels.rst @@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ Bit Log Number Reason that got the kernel tainted 16 _/X 65536 auxiliary taint, defined for and used by distros 17 _/T 131072 kernel was built with the struct randomization plugin 18 _/N 262144 an in-kernel test has been run + 19 _/J 524288 userspace used a mutating debug operation in fwctl === === ====== ======================================================== Note: The character ``_`` is representing a blank in this table to make reading @@ -182,3 +183,9 @@ More detailed explanation for tainting produce extremely unusual kernel structure layouts (even performance pathological ones), which is important to know when debugging. Set at build time. + + 18) ``N`` if an in-kernel test, such as a KUnit test, has been run. + + 19) ``J`` if userpace opened /dev/fwctl/* and performed a FWTCL_RPC_DEBUG_WRITE + to use the devices debugging features. Device debugging features could + cause the device to malfunction in undefined ways. |