Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S263042AbVAFVgc (ORCPT ); Thu, 6 Jan 2005 16:36:32 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S263039AbVAFVeG (ORCPT ); Thu, 6 Jan 2005 16:34:06 -0500 Received: from hqemgate01.nvidia.com ([216.228.112.170]:50985 "EHLO HQEMGATE01.nvidia.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S263033AbVAFVcb (ORCPT ); Thu, 6 Jan 2005 16:32:31 -0500 Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 15:32:25 -0600 From: Terence Ripperda To: Linux Kernel Mailing List Cc: tripperda@nvidia.com Subject: inter_module_get and __symbol_get Message-ID: <20050106213225.GJ6184@hygelac> Reply-To: Terence Ripperda Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i X-Accept-Language: en X-Operating-System: Linux hrothgar 2.6.7 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 06 Jan 2005 21:32:26.0553 (UTC) FILETIME=[378C3290:01C4F437] Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 713 Lines: 21 Hello, we've noticed that in recent 2.6.10 kernels that the inter_module_ routines (such as inter_module_get) are marked deprecated. it appears that the __symbol_ routines (such as __symbol_get) are intended as the replacement routines. unfortunately, __symbol_get is only exported as a GPL symbol (I see a reference to a _gpl verion in module.h, but no definition). is this intentional? will there be a non-gpled version of an equivalent routine? Thanks, Terence - 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/