From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261984AbVGEWDZ (ORCPT ); Tue, 5 Jul 2005 18:03:25 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261970AbVGEWBc (ORCPT ); Tue, 5 Jul 2005 18:01:32 -0400 Received: from mail.kroah.org ([69.55.234.183]:5826 "EHLO perch.kroah.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261984AbVGEV5x (ORCPT ); Tue, 5 Jul 2005 17:57:53 -0400 Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2005 14:57:40 -0700 From: Greg KH To: Zan Lynx Cc: Michal Jaegermann , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: A "new driver model" and EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL question Message-ID: <20050705215739.GA2635@kroah.com> References: <20050703171202.A7210@mail.harddata.com> <20050704054441.GA19936@kroah.com> <1120600243.27600.75.camel@localhost> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1120600243.27600.75.camel@localhost> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.8i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Tue, Jul 05, 2005 at 03:50:43PM -0600, Zan Lynx wrote: > Sourced from here: > http://hulllug.principalhosting.net/archive/index.php/t-52440.html No, that is not the same topic or thread. > That was the way it was as of 2.6.10-mm1 and it stayed that way through > 2.6.12. When did that decision change? If it was there in the > archives, I missed it in the search. The code was totally rewritten from what was in 2.6.10-mm1, it was not just a simple "license change". All in-kernel users were converted, and the known closed-source users of this code were also contacted and they have already changed their code (nvidia being one of these users.) If you know of any closed source code, using those functions, please put them in contact with me. > If this was a Greg-only decision, perhaps a patch reversing the change > addressed to Linus would get a solid yes/no decision from the top. What problem is this change causing you? Do you have code that calls these old, now gone, functions? thanks, greg k-h