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Does this mean a driver is not from the original OS-distributor, the kernel becomes a tainted kernel?



What does 'X' mean?



I didn't see an explanation for 'x'



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    Does this mean a driver is not from the original OS-distributor, the kernel becomes a tainted kernel?



    What does 'X' mean?



    I didn't see an explanation for 'x'



    ref:
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      Does this mean a driver is not from the original OS-distributor, the kernel becomes a tainted kernel?



      What does 'X' mean?



      I didn't see an explanation for 'x'



      ref:
      https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/v4.15/admin-guide/tainted-kernels.html










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      Does this mean a driver is not from the original OS-distributor, the kernel becomes a tainted kernel?



      What does 'X' mean?



      I didn't see an explanation for 'x'



      ref:
      https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/v4.15/admin-guide/tainted-kernels.html







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          Look at the latest version of that document: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/admin-guide/tainted-kernels.html




          Bit   Log     Number  Reason that got the kernel tainted
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          16 _/X 65536 auxiliary taint, defined for and used by distros



          Its C name is TAINT_AUX; As its definition suggests, it's not set by any code in the vanilla kernel.






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            Look at the latest version of that document: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/admin-guide/tainted-kernels.html




            Bit   Log     Number  Reason that got the kernel tainted
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            Its C name is TAINT_AUX; As its definition suggests, it's not set by any code in the vanilla kernel.






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              Look at the latest version of that document: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/admin-guide/tainted-kernels.html




              Bit   Log     Number  Reason that got the kernel tainted
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              16 _/X 65536 auxiliary taint, defined for and used by distros



              Its C name is TAINT_AUX; As its definition suggests, it's not set by any code in the vanilla kernel.






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                Look at the latest version of that document: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/admin-guide/tainted-kernels.html




                Bit   Log     Number  Reason that got the kernel tainted
                ...
                16 _/X 65536 auxiliary taint, defined for and used by distros



                Its C name is TAINT_AUX; As its definition suggests, it's not set by any code in the vanilla kernel.






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                Look at the latest version of that document: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/admin-guide/tainted-kernels.html




                Bit   Log     Number  Reason that got the kernel tainted
                ...
                16 _/X 65536 auxiliary taint, defined for and used by distros



                Its C name is TAINT_AUX; As its definition suggests, it's not set by any code in the vanilla kernel.







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