linux-kernel - Re: MODULE_LICENSE("GPL") not working for me

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Date:	Sun, 9 Oct 2011 10:17:19 +0200
From:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
To:	Stephen Williams <steveicarus@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: MODULE_LICENSE("GPL") not working for me

On Fri, Oct 07, 2011 at 05:36:22PM -0700, Stephen Williams wrote:
> I've attached the Makefile as I have it so far, and I've also attached the
> output from make ... V=2. The Makefile is a canonical multi-object-file
> module makefile, with some extra trappings for version stamping
> and my source code management.
> 
> When I look at the object files, NONE of the generated *.o files contains
> a .modinfo section, even though there are MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
> lines in the linux.c source file.
> 
> Incidentally, the source files in the ../libvidforio directory are generic,
> so do not include any kernel header files.

Looks like you do not have CONFIG_MODULE defined in you kernel config.
When using external modules there is today no consistency check that
CONFIG_MODULE is set when building a module.

	Sam
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