1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index 68d05d2..5d437bf 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -2178,6 +2178,14 @@ sys_init_module(void __user *umod,
 		wake_up(&module_wq);
 		return ret;
 	}
+	if (ret > 0) {
+		printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: '%s'->init suspiciously returned %d, "
+				    "it should follow 0/-E convention\n"
+		       KERN_WARNING "%s: loading module anyway...\n",
+		       __func__, mod->name, ret,
+		       __func__);
+		dump_stack();
+	}
 
 	/* Now it's a first class citizen!  Wake up anyone waiting for it. */
 	mod->state = MODULE_STATE_LIVE;