netdev - Re: VLAN patch: Export symbols as non GPL symbols.

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Date:	Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:37:59 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	kaber@...sh.net
Cc:	greearb@...delatech.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: VLAN patch: Export symbols as non GPL symbols.

From: Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:05:53 +0100

> Ben Greear wrote:
> > In previous kernels, any kernel module could get access to the 'real-device' and the
> > VLAN-ID for a particular VLAN.  In more recent kernels, the code was restructured
> > such that this is hard to do without accessing private .h files for any module that cannot
> > use GPL-only symbols.
> > Attached is a patch to once again allow non-GPL modules the ability to access the
> > real-device and VLAN id for VLANs.  This patch is against 2.6.29-rc2.
> > Signed-Off-By:  Ben Greear<greearb@...delatech.com>
> 
> I added that export after moving the code from a header file, but
> there's no reason from my side not to export this to non-GPLed
> drivers, using _GPL was merely a habit.
> 
> Acked-by: Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>

Applied, thanks.
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