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From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@conectiva.com.br>
To: Lee Chin <leechinus@yahoo.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: kernel modules
Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2001 00:52:04 -0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20011122005204.F2216@conectiva.com.br> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20011120203519.66550.qmail@web14302.mail.yahoo.com>
In-Reply-To: <20011120203519.66550.qmail@web14302.mail.yahoo.com>

Em Tue, Nov 20, 2001 at 12:35:19PM -0800, Lee Chin escreveu:

> I know that if you write a kernel module, and dont modify any kernel
> source to get the module written, then you dont have to open the source
> for your module... but what if you include header files with in line
> functions?

Well, most probably all the binary only drivers use inline functions in
kernel headers, but as Alan says, talk to your lawyer 8)

- Arnaldo

      reply	other threads:[~2001-11-22  2:53 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 2+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2001-11-20 20:35 kernel modules Lee Chin
2001-11-22  2:52 ` Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo [this message]

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