linux-kernel - RE: [Pv-drivers] RFC: Network Plugin Architecture (NPA) for vmxnet3

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Message-ID: <89E2752CFA8EC044846EB8499819134102AF2D23E5@EXCH-MBX-4.vmware.com>
Date:	Thu, 6 May 2010 00:25:20 -0700
From:	Shreyas Bhatewara <sbhatewara@...are.com>
To:	Scott Feldman <scofeldm@...co.com>, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	Dmitry Torokhov <dtor@...are.com>
CC:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
	"pv-drivers@...are.com" <pv-drivers@...are.com>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org" 
	<virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org>,
	Pankaj Thakkar <pthakkar@...are.com>
Subject: RE: [Pv-drivers] RFC: Network Plugin Architecture (NPA) for vmxnet3

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott Feldman [mailto:scofeldm@...co.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2010 7:04 PM
> To: Shreyas Bhatewara; Arnd Bergmann; Dmitry Torokhov
> Cc: Christoph Hellwig; pv-drivers@...are.com; netdev@...r.kernel.org;
> linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org; virtualization@...ts.linux-
> foundation.org; Pankaj Thakkar
> Subject: Re: [Pv-drivers] RFC: Network Plugin Architecture (NPA) for
> vmxnet3
> 
> On 5/5/10 10:29 AM, "Dmitry Torokhov" <dtor@...are.com> wrote:
> 
> > It would not be a binary blob but software properly released under
> GPL.
> > The current plan is for the shell to enforce GPL requirement on the
> > plugin code, similar to what module loaded does for regular kernel
> > modules.
> 
> On 5/5/10 3:05 PM, "Shreyas Bhatewara" <sbhatewara@...are.com> wrote:
> 
> > The plugin image is not linked against Linux kernel. It is OS
> agnostic infact
> > (Eg. same plugin works for Linux and Windows VMs)
> 
> Are there any issues with injecting the GPL-licensed plug-in into the
> Windows vmxnet3 NDIS driver?
> 
> -scott

Scott,
Thanks for pointing out. This issue can be resolved by adding exception to the plugin license which allows it to link to a non-free program .(http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#GPLPluginsInNF)

->Shreyas
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