linux-kernel - Re: dev_printk() is now GPL-only

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Date:	Sat, 23 Sep 2006 23:35:04 -0600
From:	Matthew Wilcox <matthew@....cx>
To:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: dev_printk() is now GPL-only

On Sun, Aug 06, 2006 at 08:09:58PM -0700, Greg KH wrote:
> Care to send me a patch to fix it up?

Sorry for the delay ...

Make dev_printk usable from non-GPL modules again

dev_printk now calls dev_driver_string.  We want even proprietary modules
to be calling dev_printk, so the export of dev_driver_string needs to be
non-GPL-only.

Signed-off-by: Matthew Wilcox <matthew@....cx>

diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index be6b5bc..426be09 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ const char *dev_driver_string(struct dev
 	return dev->driver ? dev->driver->name :
 			(dev->bus ? dev->bus->name : "");
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dev_driver_string);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(dev_driver_string);
 
 #define to_dev(obj) container_of(obj, struct device, kobj)
 #define to_dev_attr(_attr) container_of(_attr, struct device_attribute, attr)
-
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