linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2.6.25] module: allow ndiswrapper to use GPL-only symbols

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Message-Id: <1204317888.2316.19.camel@dv>
Date:	Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:44:48 -0500
From:	Pavel Roskin <proski@....org>
To:	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>
Cc:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Zan Lynx <zlynx@....org>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Jon Masters <jcm@...masters.org>,
	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.6.25] module: allow ndiswrapper to use GPL-only
	symbols


On Fri, 2008-02-29 at 15:17 -0500, John W. Linville wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 02:39:38PM -0500, Pavel Roskin wrote:
> 
> > I doubt ndiswrapper will ever be ported to the
> > userspace.  It's much more likely that some other approach will be used.
> 
> Maybe it should be -- that might solve a lot of problems.

I doubt it can be done for PCI due to DMA use by some of the drivers.

Perhaps it could be done for USB, but I doubt anyone will bother.

-- 
Regards,
Pavel Roskin
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