Why does xpad-noone taint the kernel in Tumbleweed?

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Hello,

After upgrading to the latest Tumbleweed snapshot, I noticed that xpad-noone-kmp-default was installed automatically. When the module loads, dmesg shows:

xpad_noone: loading out-of-tree module taints kernel.

Does the taint flag mean the system is less stable or insecure, or is it purely informational for developers when debugging kernel issues?

Why was xpad-noone chosen for Tumbleweed rather than sticking with the stock xpad?

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Hi, welcome

In case of -kmp- ( Kernel Module Package ) packages this is normal. They taint the kernel since they are out-of-kernel kernel-modules.
This does not mean “less stable or insecure”.
No idea why this choice was made. The only way to find out is to contact the package maintainer.

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Really?

zypper search --requires-pkg --match-exact xpad-noone-kmp-default
zypper search --recommends-pkg --match-exact xpad-noone-kmp-default
zypper info --supplements xpad-noone-kmp-default
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That does not tell me, why this choice was made, Andrei

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