From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To: "Arend van Spriel" <arend@broadcom.com>
Cc: "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@frijolero.org>,
"linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org" <linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org>,
"linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] compat: makes all compat symbols EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL()
Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2012 16:15:37 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20120303161537.0b4ac739@pyramind.ukuu.org.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4F52141C.2050808@broadcom.com>
> Some of the modules in this patch are dual-licensed. I was under the
> impression that EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL was specifically for GPL-only code
> although I could not find any specifics in the Documentation folder. Do
> you (or someone else) have a reference on this topic?
If your code is licensed GPL or greater rights then you shouldn't have a
problem. The module loader recognizes
"GPL"
"GPL v2"
"GPL and additional rights"
"Dual BSD/GPL"
"Dual MIT/GPL"
"DUal MPL/GPL"
as legitimate users of _GPL. Any work which is derivative of the kernel
(which in practise I suspect means almost any module) will need a GPL
compatible licence anyway.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-03-03 16:13 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-03-02 23:08 Luis R. Rodriguez
2012-03-03 12:52 ` Arend van Spriel
2012-03-03 16:15 ` Alan Cox [this message]
2012-03-05 9:39 ` Arend van Spriel
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