linux-kernel - Re: Reexport init

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-ID: <47C6617D.1030700@redhat.com>
Date:	Thu, 28 Feb 2008 02:23:41 -0500
From:	Chris Snook <csnook@...hat.com>
To:	drago01 <drago01@...il.com>
CC:	kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Reexport init_mm ?

drago01 wrote:
> init_mm is no longer exported in 2.6.25, because there are no in tree
> modules that use it.
> But the closed sources nvidia drivers are using it.
> Is it possible to reexport this symbol to let the driver work with this kernel?

The fact that there are no in-tree modules that use init_mm is rather 
compelling evidence that it's not a necessary part of the kernel module 
API.  Nvidia needs to fix their code.  If this is a burden, perhaps they 
should publish their code under a GPLv2-compatible license so we can 
show them how to do it.

	-- Chris
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/