linux-kernel - Question about EXPORT of lockdep_init

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Message-ID: <4EE15CED.9030700@lwfinger.net>
Date:	Thu, 08 Dec 2011 18:57:17 -0600
From:	Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
CC:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Question about EXPORT of lockdep_init_map

Ingo,

Is there a reason that you used EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL for lockdep_init_map, rather 
than the general EXPORT_SYMBOL?

The reason I am asking is that the Broadcom wl hybrid driver will not load into 
a kernel with 'CONFIG_LOCKDEP=y', which is a standard choice for my kernels. I 
don't run wl very often, but I do use it to check the performance of the 
open-source driver b43.

I know how to patch my kernel source to avoid this problem, so that it was only 
a minor inconvenience.

Thanks,

Larry

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