Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 22 Sep 2015 20:57:41 +0200 (CEST) | From | Thomas Gleixner <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] x86/mm: Export cpu_tlbstate as non-GPL symbol |
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On Tue, 22 Sep 2015, Andy Lutomirski wrote: > On Tue, Sep 22, 2015 at 11:51 AM, James Forcier <csssuf@csssuf.net> wrote: > > Exporting cpu_tlbstate as a GPL symbol was introduced in 1e02ce4c; however, this > > breaks non-GPL modules which need to link against it, particularly the AMD > > Catalyst drivers. > > What is AMD Catalyst doing with cpu_tlbstate?
Fiddling with it behind the kernels back. Out of tree graphic drivers always have their special needs. Just lookup the discussions about unexporting init_mm ....
Thanks,
tglx
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