Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:08:51 -0700 | From | Mike Travis <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 05/14] KDB: add more exports for supporting KDB modules |
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On 3/12/2013 3:01 PM, Thomas Gleixner wrote: > On Tue, 12 Mar 2013, Mike Travis wrote: >> This patch adds some important KDB functions to be externally >> usable by loadable KDB modules. Note that often drivers bring >> in KDB modules for debugging, and in the past KDB has not been >> limited to use by GPL only modules. This patch restores KDB >> usefullness to non-GPL modules. > > Which past? We only care about Linus git tree as THE past. > >> -EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kdb_register); >> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(kdb_register); > > AFAICT that function has never been an non GPL symbol in Linus > tree. Whatever the original out of tree kdb stuff used is totally > irrelevant. > > Stop trying to resolve your companys or your companys customers legal > issues by false claims. > > The GPL is there for a reason. > > Aside of that the whole attempt to export stuff which has been not > exported before without the _GPL extension is also: > > Nacked-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> > > Thanks, > > tglx >
No problem, as I mentioned I don't care nor am I trying to resolve anything except the problems of running Linux on the UV system. There is no hidden agenda.
I will wait though for more feedback on the other patches before submitting a 'v2' version.
Thanks, Mike
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