From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262114AbVGFGDt (ORCPT ); Wed, 6 Jul 2005 02:03:49 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262118AbVGFGAa (ORCPT ); Wed, 6 Jul 2005 02:00:30 -0400 Received: from harddata.com ([216.123.194.198]:59558 "EHLO mail.harddata.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261716AbVGFEiE (ORCPT ); Wed, 6 Jul 2005 00:38:04 -0400 Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2005 22:37:43 -0600 From: Michal Jaegermann To: Greg KH Cc: Zan Lynx , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: A "new driver model" and EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL question Message-ID: <20050705223743.A28905@mail.harddata.com> References: <20050703171202.A7210@mail.harddata.com> <20050704054441.GA19936@kroah.com> <1120600243.27600.75.camel@localhost> <20050705215739.GA2635@kroah.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i In-Reply-To: <20050705215739.GA2635@kroah.com>; from greg@kroah.com on Tue, Jul 05, 2005 at 02:57:40PM -0700 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Tue, Jul 05, 2005 at 02:57:40PM -0700, Greg KH wrote: > 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. Formally you are correct but from my POV this sounds casuistic and fit for a patent lawyer. You were "recently advised not to change these symbols" and you stated that you will not. So instead you did an end run and you removed an old interface and introduced a replacement; but this time with EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL - which has the same effect as what you told you will not do. > If you know of any closed source code, using those functions, please put > them in contact with me. Well, I gave an example in my original question. Yes, I asked them to contact you. If they will do that I have no idea. Michal