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    SubjectRe: EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL for __symbol_get replacing EXPORT_SYMBOL for deprecated inter_module_get
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    On Wed, 2005-04-13 at 18:55 +0930, Yuri Vilmanis wrote:
    > I believe that, in general, new functions which replace deprecated functions
    > which were exported as EXPORT_SYMBOL, should also be exported as
    > EXPORT_SYMBOL, not as EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL. The reason I say this is because
    > deprecation of old functions breaks old modules and drivers that use them,
    > and changing the level of GPL strictness of the function prevents these old
    > modules being updated and used with newer kernels.
    >
    > The case in point for me is ATI's binary openGL accelerated drivers (fglrx) -
    > these used inter_module_get() to communicate with the agp gart module,

    except that the AGP gart module no longer uses inter_module_*


    > for
    > obvious reasons - this AGP communication is essential to the functionality of
    > the driver.

    this is thus non-obvious..




    > The case of inter_module_get deprecation and replacement with symbol_get

    inter_module_get is absolutely not replaced by symbol_get. They are
    entirely different usages and only have a few letters in common in the
    name.



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