Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2012 14:03:20 -0700
From: Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To: Bhavesh Davda <bhavesh@vmware.com>
Cc: pv-drivers@vmware.com, vm-crosstalk@vmware.com,
        linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, George Zhang <georgezhang@vmware.com>,
        virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org,
        Andy King <acking@vmware.com>
Subject: Re: [Pv-drivers] [PATCH 04/10] VMCI: device driver implementaton.
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On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 01:43:50PM -0700, Bhavesh Davda wrote:
> Hi Greg,
> 
> > You can't just say "general GPL issues aside".  Honestly, given your
> > company's prior actions in regards to Linux kernel drivers and the
> > licenses of them, I don't trust them at all.  To help gain that trust
> > back, marking the exports in this manner will be a great improvement.
> >
> 
> You don't expect us to just let that comment slide :) Can you be more
> specific about which "prior actions" in regards to which kernel
> drivers, and when?

For many many years, you shipped closed source Linux kernel drivers for
your products.  Only recently has this changed.
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