linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 01/12] leds: core: Use EXPORT_SYMBOL

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Date:	Fri, 9 Oct 2015 13:17:36 +0200
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:	Jacek Anaszewski <j.anaszewski@...sung.com>
Cc:	linux-leds@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	sakari.ailus@...ux.intel.com, andrew@...n.ch, rpurdie@...ys.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 01/12] leds: core: Use EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL consistently

On Fri 2015-10-09 10:19:48, Jacek Anaszewski wrote:
> On 10/08/2015 05:51 PM, Pavel Machek wrote:
> >On Mon 2015-09-28 17:13:39, Jacek Anaszewski wrote:
> >>This patch isn't going to be applied since it can cause
> >>legal implications for existing users.
> >>
> >
> >Are there any? Best do this ASAP :-).
> 
> Current non-GPL users of led_set_brightness would be affected if we
> changed this. I am not however certain if there are any, having in
> mind

Actually, _GPL or not is just an annotation, it has little legal
power.

> that led_classdev_register is exported with EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL.
> Theoretically it is possible to use led_set_brightness without
> registering LED class device, but it would be partially broken then
> due to not initialized set_brightness_work.
> I think that it would be safe to apply this patch.
> I need acks, though :)

Acked-by: Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
								Pavel
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