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Re: [PATCH] compat: makes all compat symbols EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL()

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On 03/03/2012 05:15 PM, Alan Cox wrote:
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.


Hi, Alan

I found the list above in module.h, but was not sure whether it was ok to use _GPL for dual license. Thanks for clarifying this.

Gr. AvS

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