linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Hyperv: Export the symbol that tracks hyperv features and recommendations

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Message-Id: <4C2075F90200003000087C46@sinclair.provo.novell.com>
Date:	Tue, 22 Jun 2010 08:36:09 -0600
From:	"Ky Srinivasan" <ksrinivasan@...ell.com>
To:	"Greg KH" <greg@...ah.com>
Cc:	<hjanssen@...rosoft.com>, <mingo@...hat.com>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <hpa@...or.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Hyperv: Export the symbol that tracks hyperv
 features and recommendations



>>> On 6/21/2010 at  5:13 PM, in message <20100621211319.GA25447@...ah.com>, Greg
KH <greg@...ah.com> wrote: 
> On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 03:07:02PM -0600, Ky Srinivasan wrote:
>> 
>>  
>> From: K. Y. Srinivasan <ksrinivasan@...ell.com>
>> Subject:  Export the symbol  for hyperv drivers to access hyperv
>> features and recommendations. This patch is needed by the hyperV clocksource 
> driver.
>> 
>> Signed-off-by: K. Y. Srinivasan <ksrinivasan@...ell.com>
>> 
>> Index: linux.trees.git/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mshyperv.c
>> ===================================================================
>> --- linux.trees.git.orig/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mshyperv.c	2010-05-18 
> 10:14:02.000000000 -0600
>> +++ linux.trees.git/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mshyperv.c	2010-05-18 
> 14:12:11.000000000 -0600
>> @@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
>>  #include <asm/mshyperv.h>
>>  
>>  struct ms_hyperv_info ms_hyperv;
>> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(ms_hyperv);
> 
> EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL()?  Didn't you have it that way in your previous
> patch?
I don't recall now. I agree with you that making it a  GPL export makes sense. 

Regards,

K. Y
> 
> thanks,
> 
> greg k-h


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