A tainted kernel is one that is in an unsupported state because it cannot be guaranteed to function correctly. Most kernel developers will ignore bug reports involving tainted kernels, and …

A running instance of the Linux kernel becomes “tainted” when something dodgy happens. The kernel boots in non-tainted state, and becomes tainted if one such dodgy thing happens. The …

and [root@Eiger ~]# cat /proc/sys/kernel/tainted 4096 I've not been able to find documentation for what the 4096 bitmask means, but the G flag means that an external GPL module is loaded …

May 9, 2016 · Keep getting system freezes, no keyboard or mouse response, only reboot works. Problem Reporting reports error: A kernel problem occurred, but your kernel has been tainted …

Oct 4, 2021 · The serial console freezes with standard kernel panic stacktrace. One of the logs specific to Kdump is: [14645.1099571] CPU: 2 PID: 20518 Comm: tee Kdump: loaded Not …

Sep 10, 2021 · Debian upgrade to exim4 4.94 brings new headache: tainted variables. I have several virtual domains handled by my exim and hence I use variable expansion to obtain …

May 30, 2020 · We found the solution. Basically, for testing purpose, we were executing our exec switch_root from a /bin/bash opened at the end of the init script. The problem is that …

Aug 12, 2019 · Look at the latest version of that document: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/admin-guide/tainted-kernels.html Bit Log Number …

May 7, 2024 · The java process that ended up being killed had PID 20639 whereas the output under the line that mentions VM Thread is CPU: 11 PID: 20646 Comm: VM Thread Not tainted …

Nov 21, 2022 · The crash comes in the form of a total hang. No more control and screen freezes. I grabbed a stacktrace on this machine using: sudo journalctl -f The last messages displayed …