Re: [PATCH v3 2/4] module: show why force load fails

[Daniel Gomez <da.gomez@kernel.org>]

On 29/08/2025 10.49, Jinchao Wang wrote:
> Include reason in error message when force loading is disabled.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jinchao Wang <wangjinchao600@gmail.com>
> ---
>  kernel/module/main.c | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> 
> diff --git a/kernel/module/main.c b/kernel/module/main.c
> index c66b26184936..e7484c6ce6e3 100644
> --- a/kernel/module/main.c
> +++ b/kernel/module/main.c
> @@ -1083,6 +1083,7 @@ int try_to_force_load(struct module *mod, const char *reason)
>  	add_taint_module(mod, TAINT_FORCED_MODULE, LOCKDEP_NOW_UNRELIABLE);
>  	return 0;
>  #else
> +	pr_err("%s: %s, force load is not supported\n", mod->name, reason);
>  	return -ENOEXEC;
>  #endif
>  }

I don't think is good to inform via kernel log buffer what the kernel supports
or what not. And definitely, not as an error.