Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1758918Ab0FVOgQ (ORCPT ); Tue, 22 Jun 2010 10:36:16 -0400 Received: from sinclair.provo.novell.com ([137.65.248.137]:46797 "EHLO sinclair.provo.novell.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755351Ab0FVOgN convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Tue, 22 Jun 2010 10:36:13 -0400 Message-Id: <4C2075F90200003000087C46@sinclair.provo.novell.com> X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise Internet Agent 8.0.2 Beta Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2010 08:36:09 -0600 From: "Ky Srinivasan" To: "Greg KH" Cc: , , , Subject: Re: [PATCH] Hyperv: Export the symbol that tracks hyperv features and recommendations References: <4C1F80160200003000087BA8@sinclair.provo.novell.com> <20100621211319.GA25447@kroah.com> In-Reply-To: <20100621211319.GA25447@kroah.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT Content-Disposition: inline Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1357 Lines: 44 >>> On 6/21/2010 at 5:13 PM, in message <20100621211319.GA25447@kroah.com>, Greg KH wrote: > On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 03:07:02PM -0600, Ky Srinivasan wrote: >> >> >> From: K. Y. Srinivasan >> Subject: Export the symbol for hyperv drivers to access hyperv >> features and recommendations. This patch is needed by the hyperV clocksource > driver. >> >> Signed-off-by: K. Y. Srinivasan >> >> Index: linux.trees.git/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mshyperv.c >> =================================================================== >> --- linux.trees.git.orig/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mshyperv.c 2010-05-18 > 10:14:02.000000000 -0600 >> +++ linux.trees.git/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mshyperv.c 2010-05-18 > 14:12:11.000000000 -0600 >> @@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ >> #include >> >> struct ms_hyperv_info ms_hyperv; >> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(ms_hyperv); > > EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL()? Didn't you have it that way in your previous > patch? I don't recall now. I agree with you that making it a GPL export makes sense. Regards, K. Y > > thanks, > > greg k-h -- 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/