linux-kernel - RE: [char-misc-next 01/11] mei: bus: Initial MEI bus type implementation

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Message-ID: <5B8DA87D05A7694D9FA63FD143655C1B01EC3BFE@HASMSX106.ger.corp.intel.com>
Date:	Thu, 7 Feb 2013 23:07:14 +0000
From:	"Winkler, Tomas" <tomas.winkler@...el.com>
To:	Samuel Ortiz <sameo@...ux.intel.com>, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
CC:	"gregkh@...uxfoundation.org" <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [char-misc-next 01/11] mei: bus: Initial MEI bus type
 implementation



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Samuel Ortiz [mailto:sameo@...ux.intel.com]
> Sent: Friday, February 08, 2013 00:59
> To: Arnd Bergmann
> Cc: Winkler, Tomas; gregkh@...uxfoundation.org; linux-
> kernel@...r.kernel.org
> Subject: Re: [char-misc-next 01/11] mei: bus: Initial MEI bus type
> implementation
> 
> On Thu, Feb 07, 2013 at 10:41:06PM +0000, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> > On Thursday 07 February 2013, Tomas Winkler wrote:
> > > +}
> > > +EXPORT_SYMBOL(mei_add_device);
> > > +
> > > +void mei_remove_device(struct mei_bus_client *client) {
> > > +       device_unregister(&client->dev); }
> > > +EXPORT_SYMBOL(mei_remove_device);
> >
> > One more point: did you intentionally pick EXPORT_SYMBOL over
> > EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL here?
> No, I didn't.
> 
> > It is your decision as the copyright
> > holder, but the default is often EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL these days, to make
> > it clear that you don't expect closed source drivers to plug in there.
> I'll fix that if Tomas is ok with it.

So far I'm happy with not forcing GPL,  but I will check that issue.

Thanks
Tomas


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