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SubjectRe: [RFC] EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL_FUTURE()
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On Maw, 2006-02-07 at 22:20 -0800, Greg KH wrote:
> Currently we don't have a way to show people that some kernel symbols
> will be changed in the future from EXPORT_SYMBOL() to
> EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL().

For a good reason. When Linus first accepted the _GPL changes he did so
on the clear understanding that people wouldn't go around "privatising"
existing symbols.

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