Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S269233AbUIYEgQ (ORCPT ); Sat, 25 Sep 2004 00:36:16 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S269236AbUIYEgQ (ORCPT ); Sat, 25 Sep 2004 00:36:16 -0400 Received: from digitalimplant.org ([64.62.235.95]:12975 "HELO digitalimplant.org") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S269233AbUIYEgO (ORCPT ); Sat, 25 Sep 2004 00:36:14 -0400 Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2004 21:36:05 -0700 (PDT) From: Patrick Mochel X-X-Sender: mochel@monsoon.he.net To: Dmitry Torokhov cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, "" Subject: Re: [BK] Changing driver core/sysfs/kobject symbol exports to GPL only In-Reply-To: <200409242324.38923.dtor_core@ameritech.net> Message-ID: References: <200409242324.38923.dtor_core@ameritech.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1207 Lines: 29 On Fri, 24 Sep 2004, Dmitry Torokhov wrote: > On Friday 24 September 2004 10:42 pm, Patrick Mochel wrote: > > What's life without a little controversey once in a while? > > > > The attached patch and referenced BK tree changes all the symbol exports > > in the driver core, sysfs, and the kobject core to EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL [1]. > > May I ask to keep class_simple and maybe platform_device_register_simple > available to non-GPL modules. These functions offer limited and documented > semantic and while it is impossible to build entire new subsystem around > them it will allow non-GPL stuff still be somewhat integrated - standard > hotplug mostly I think... I didn't touch class_simple. Are there really external modules that use platform_device_register_simple(), or you speaking hypothetically? IOW, this is a call to anyone that has external modules (that aren't GPL) to step up and claim usage and make arguments for their non-GPL exportability. Pat - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/