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From: Nick Orlov <bugfixer@list.ru>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: 2.6.12-rc1-mm3: class_simple API
Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2005 13:04:31 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20050327180431.GA4327@nikolas.hn.org> (raw)

I'm really sorry for bringing such a "flame-creative" topic to the list,
but Greg asked me to do so after a short discussion in private.

Problem is that the latest bk-driver-core patch included in the 2.6.12-rc1-mm3
removes class_simple API without providing EXPORT_SYMBOL'ed (as opposed to
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL) alternative.

As the result I don't see a way how out-of-the-kernel non-GPL drivers
(nvidia in my case) could be fixed.

So, basically the questions are:

 - Whether the changes like the one above are "the right thing to do" ?
 - What's the best way to deal with this particular issue ?


P.S. Please CC me, I'm not subscribed to the list.

-- 
With best wishes,
	Nick Orlov.


             reply	other threads:[~2005-03-27 18:04 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2005-03-27 18:04 Nick Orlov [this message]
2005-03-27 18:17 ` 2.6.12-rc1-mm3: class_simple API Greg KH
2005-03-27 18:39   ` Nick Orlov
2005-03-28  7:45     ` Jim Crilly
2005-03-31  3:19 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2005-03-31  4:16   ` Nick Orlov

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