linux-kernel - Re: Adding kmap_atomic_prot

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Date:	Fri, 24 Oct 2008 03:18:53 -0700
From:	Thomas Hellström <thomas@...gstengraphics.com>
To:	Keith Packard <keithp@...thp.com>
CC:	nickpiggin@...oo.com.au, airlied@...ux.ie, yinghai@...nel.org,
	Peter Anvin <hpa@...or.com>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	jbarnes@...tuousgeek.org, dri-devel@...ts.sf.net,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Subject: Re: Adding kmap_atomic_prot_pfn

Keith Packard wrote:
> On Fri, 2008-10-24 at 09:33 +0200, Thomas Hellström wrote:
>   
>> Keith,
>>
>> What you actually are doing here is claiming copyright on code that 
>> other people have written, and tighten the export restrictions. 
>> kmap_atomic_prot_pfn() appeared long ago in drm git with identical code 
>> and purpose, but with different authors, and iounmap_atomic is identical 
>> to kunmap_atomic.
>>     
>
> Yeah, I just stuck my usual license header on it and didn't think about
> authorship. I'll fix that, once we figure out what the appropriate name
> is.
>
> But, as this code is clearly a trivial adaptation of the existing kernel
> code, it should carry a GPLv2 license. I'm also not particular as to the
> EXPORT restriction, I was just following the EXPORT advice given for the
> other newly exposed kernel symbols we're using.
>
>   
Thanks, Keith.

If there is a chance that people who do want the EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL 
restriction are OK to go with just EXPORT_SYMBOL(), I guess that would 
fit best considering what's already exported and doable in drivers today.

/Thomas








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