How do I tell what modules taint the kernel, on a running system?
Issue
The logs indicate that the kernel is tainted. How can it be determined which modules are tainting the kernel?
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (RHEL 5)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (RHEL 6)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (RHEL 7)
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