linux-kernel - Re: GPL-incompatible Module Error Message

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Date:	20 Apr 2007 03:47:27 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	chris@...urn.com
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: GPL-incompatible Module Error Message

Chris Bergeron <chris@...urn.com> writes:

> Hello all,
> 
> Building the fglrx module against the current Linux kernel (2.6.20.7
> as of this e-mail) I'm getting an error:
> 
> FATAL: modpost: GPL-incompatible module fglrx.ko uses GPL-only symbol
> 'paravirt_ops'
> 

It should probably be available for non GPL modules too. Otherwise
they can't even disable interrupts, which seems a bit extreme.
I will change that in my tree.

-Andi
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