Re: 2.6.10-mm1, class_simple_* and GPL addition

From: Greg KH (greg_at_kroah.com)
Date: 10/27/04

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    Date:	Wed, 27 Oct 2004 08:37:16 -0700
To: Norbert Preining <preining@logic.at>

    On Wed, Oct 27, 2004 at 03:50:52PM +0200, Norbert Preining wrote:
    > Hi Andrew!
    >
    > The change from
    > EXPORT_SYMBOL
    > to
    > EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL
    > for class_simple_* makes the nvidia module useless as it uses several:
    > nvidia: Unknown symbol class_simple_device_add
    > nvidia: Unknown symbol class_simple_destroy
    > nvidia: Unknown symbol class_simple_device_remove
    > nvidia: Unknown symbol class_simple_create

    I think these changes are only in the Gentoo modified version of the
    driver, right? I don't think that nvidia wrote the driver that way.

    > I don't want to start a flame war and long discussion, just want to ask
    > wether this change (to _GPL) was intended,

    Yes it was.

    > and if yes, if there is a way to fix nvidia kernel modules (or others)
    > using this device management interface.

    Get them to change the license on their code.

    Good luck,

    thanks,

    greg k-h
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