diff --git a/include/linux/kernel.h b/include/linux/kernel.h
index 63fb18dc..e1a429a 100644
--- a/include/linux/kernel.h
+++ b/include/linux/kernel.h
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@
 #define TAINT_FORCED_RMMOD		(1<<3)
 #define TAINT_MACHINE_CHECK		(1<<4)
 #define TAINT_BAD_PAGE			(1<<5)
+#define TAINT_USER			(1<<6)
 
 extern void dump_stack(void);
 
diff --git a/kernel/panic.c b/kernel/panic.c
index 525e365..623d182 100644
--- a/kernel/panic.c
+++ b/kernel/panic.c
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@
  *  'R' - User forced a module unload.
  *  'M' - Machine had a machine check experience.
  *  'B' - System has hit bad_page.
+ *  'U' - Userspace-defined naughtiness.
  *
  *	The string is overwritten by the next call to print_taint().
  */
@@ -158,13 +159,14 @@
 {
 	static char buf[20];
 	if (tainted) {
-		snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "Tainted: %c%c%c%c%c%c",
+		snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "Tainted: %c%c%c%c%c%c%c",
 			tainted & TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE ? 'P' : 'G',
 			tainted & TAINT_FORCED_MODULE ? 'F' : ' ',
 			tainted & TAINT_UNSAFE_SMP ? 'S' : ' ',
 			tainted & TAINT_FORCED_RMMOD ? 'R' : ' ',
  			tainted & TAINT_MACHINE_CHECK ? 'M' : ' ',
-			tainted & TAINT_BAD_PAGE ? 'B' : ' ');
+			tainted & TAINT_BAD_PAGE ? 'B' : ' ',
+			tainted & TAINT_USER ? 'U' : ' ');
 	}
 	else
 		snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "Not tainted");
diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
index 16ef870..7733ef5 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
@@ -151,6 +151,8 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL
 static int proc_do_cad_pid(ctl_table *table, int write, struct file *filp,
 		  void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos);
+static int proc_dointvec_taint(ctl_table *table, int write, struct file *filp,
+			       void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos);
 #endif
 
 static ctl_table root_table[];
@@ -174,6 +176,7 @@
 int sysctl_legacy_va_layout;
 #endif
 
+
 static void *get_uts(ctl_table *table, int write)
 {
 	char *which = table->data;
@@ -344,14 +347,16 @@
 		.proc_handler	= &proc_dostring,
 		.strategy	= &sysctl_string,
 	},
+#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL
 	{
 		.ctl_name	= KERN_TAINTED,
 		.procname	= "tainted",
 		.data		= &tainted,
 		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
-		.mode		= 0444,
-		.proc_handler	= &proc_dointvec,
+		.mode		= 0644,
+		.proc_handler	= &proc_dointvec_taint,
 	},
+#endif
 	{
 		.ctl_name	= KERN_CAP_BSET,
 		.procname	= "cap-bound",
@@ -1927,6 +1932,7 @@
 
 #define OP_SET	0
 #define OP_AND	1
+#define OP_OR	2
 
 static int do_proc_dointvec_bset_conv(int *negp, unsigned long *lvalp,
 				      int *valp,
@@ -1938,6 +1944,7 @@
 		switch(op) {
 		case OP_SET:	*valp = val; break;
 		case OP_AND:	*valp &= val; break;
+		case OP_OR:	*valp |= val; break;
 		}
 	} else {
 		int val = *valp;
@@ -1970,6 +1977,22 @@
 				do_proc_dointvec_bset_conv,&op);
 }
 
+/*
+ *	Taint values can only be increased
+ */
+static int proc_dointvec_taint(ctl_table *table, int write, struct file *filp,
+			       void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
+{
+	int op;
+
+	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+		return -EPERM;
+
+	op = OP_OR;
+	return do_proc_dointvec(table,write,filp,buffer,lenp,ppos,
+				do_proc_dointvec_bset_conv,&op);
+}
+
 struct do_proc_dointvec_minmax_conv_param {
 	int *min;
 	int *max;