linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Fix __vmalloc(), etc on MIPS for non-GPL modules

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Date:	Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:01:43 +0000
From:	Anton Altaparmakov <aia21@....ac.uk>
To:	Ralf Baechle <ralf@...ux-mips.org>
Cc:	Chris Dearman <chris@...s.com>, linux-mips@...ux-mips.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fix __vmalloc(), etc on MIPS for non-GPL modules

Hi Ralf,

On 26 Mar 2010, at 14:52, Ralf Baechle wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 08:48:12PM +0000, Anton Altaparmakov wrote:
>> The commit 351336929ccf222ae38ff0cb7a8dd5fd5c6236a0 which can be seen 
>> here:
> 
> Which was in 2.6.26 ...

Yes.  (-:

Embedded companies tend to use very old kernels.  Usually 2.6.10-2.6.18 range.  This is the fist time someone using MIPS architecture came up with a 2.6.27 kernel and linking failed hence my patch.  I only personally test compilation across all kernels (2.6.10-latest) on x86 so I miss things like that happening...

>> I therefore propose that the EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(_page_cachable_default) is 
>> changed to EXPORT_SYMBOL(_page_cachable_default) to re-instate the 
>> ability for non-GPL modules to call __vmalloc(), vmap(), vm_map_ram(), 
>> and such like.
>> 
>> Here is a patch that does this.  If you approve, please apply it.
> 
> I approve - but applying would be easier if this patch had not been
> linewrapped ...

Sorry about that!!!  I sent the patch using Pine and thought I was safe on that front but I probably did something wrong.  )))-:

> Applied to master and -stable.  Thanks!

Great, thanks!

Best regards,

	Anton

>  Ralf

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Anton Altaparmakov <aia21 at cam.ac.uk> (replace at with @)
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