> The whole purpose of this API is to let DRM and V4L drivers share buffers for > zero-copy pipelines. Unfortunately it is a fact that several popular DRM drivers > are closed source. So we have a choice between keeping the export symbols GPL > and forcing those closed-source drivers to make their own incompatible API, > thus defeating the whole point of DMABUF, or using EXPORT_SYMBOL and letting > the closed source vendors worry about the legality. They are already using such > functions (at least nvidia is), so they clearly accept that risk. Then they can accept the risk of ignoring EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL and calling into it anyway can't they. Your argument makes no rational sense of any kind. Alan -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-media" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
