linux-kernel - Re: Re-enabling non-GPL driver access to disk partition information

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Date:	Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:06:01 -0800
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	Derek Atkins <warlord@....edu>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Re-enabling non-GPL driver access to disk partition information

On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 09:15:09AM -0500, Derek Atkins wrote:
> 
> Approved By:  Derek Atkins <warlord@....EDU>

What does that mean?

> --- drivers/base/core.c~	2009-03-23 19:12:14.000000000 -0400
> +++ drivers/base/core.c	2009-10-16 12:15:57.000000000 -0400

Wrong diff level.

> @@ -1200,7 +1200,7 @@
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(device_del);
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(device_unregister);
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(get_device);
> -EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(put_device);
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(put_device);

No, sorry, I've already successfully taken legal action against
companies who have tried to go around the driver core's GPL-only
symbols, so I can not, and will not, make this change.

thanks,

greg k-h
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