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Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:08:51 -0700
From: Mike Travis <travis@sgi.com>
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To: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 05/14] KDB: add more exports for supporting KDB modules
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On 3/12/2013 3:01 PM, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Mar 2013, Mike Travis wrote:
>> This patch adds some important KDB functions to be externally
>> usable by loadable KDB modules.  Note that often drivers bring
>> in KDB modules for debugging, and in the past KDB has not been
>> limited to use by GPL only modules.  This patch restores KDB
>> usefullness to non-GPL modules.
>
> Which past? We only care about Linus git tree as THE past.
>
>> -EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kdb_register);
>> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(kdb_register);
>
> AFAICT that function has never been an non GPL symbol in Linus
> tree. Whatever the original out of tree kdb stuff used is totally
> irrelevant.
>
> Stop trying to resolve your companys or your companys customers legal
> issues by false claims.
>
> The GPL is there for a reason.
>
> Aside of that the whole attempt to export stuff which has been not
> exported before without the _GPL extension is also:
>
> 	 Nacked-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
>
> Thanks,
>
> 	tglx
>

No problem, as I mentioned I don't care nor am I trying to resolve
anything except the problems of running Linux on the UV system.
There is no hidden agenda.

I will wait though for more feedback on the other patches before
submitting a 'v2' version.

Thanks,
Mike
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