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Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 15:50:52 +0200
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Subject: 2.6.10-mm1, class_simple_* and GPL addition
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From: Norbert Preining <preining@logic.at>
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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 don't want to start a flame war and long discussion, just want to ask
wether this change (to _GPL) was intended, and if yes, if there is a way
to fix nvidia kernel modules (or others) using this device management
interface.

Best wishes

Norbert

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