From: Dmitry Torokhov <dtor_core@ameritech.net>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Patrick Mochel <mochel@digitalimplant.org>, greg@kroah.com
Subject: Re: [BK] Changing driver core/sysfs/kobject symbol exports to GPL only
Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2004 23:24:38 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200409242324.38923.dtor_core@ameritech.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.50.0409241202110.30766-200000@monsoon.he.net>
On Friday 24 September 2004 10:42 pm, Patrick Mochel wrote:
> What's life without a little controversey once in a while?
>
> The attached patch and referenced BK tree changes all the symbol exports
> in the driver core, sysfs, and the kobject core to EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL [1].
May I ask to keep class_simple and maybe platform_device_register_simple
available to non-GPL modules. These functions offer limited and documented
semantic and while it is impossible to build entire new subsystem around
them it will allow non-GPL stuff still be somewhat integrated - standard
hotplug mostly I think...
--
Dmitry
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-09-25 4:24 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-09-25 3:42 [BK] Changing driver core/sysfs/kobject symbol exports to GPL only Patrick Mochel
2004-09-25 3:55 ` Greg KH
2004-09-25 4:24 ` Dmitry Torokhov [this message]
2004-09-25 4:36 ` Patrick Mochel
2004-09-25 4:57 ` Dmitry Torokhov
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