linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] reset: hi6220: Set module license so that it can be loaded

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Date:   Mon, 10 Apr 2017 10:07:39 +0800
From:   Xinliang Liu <xinliang.liu@...aro.org>
To:     Jeremy Linton <lintonrjeremy@...il.com>
Cc:     Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Philipp Zabel <p.zabel@...gutronix.de>,
        Xia Qing <saberlily.xia@...ilicon.com>,
        Feng Chen <puck.chen@...ilicon.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] reset: hi6220: Set module license so that it can be loaded

On 8 April 2017 at 15:18, Jeremy Linton <lintonrjeremy@...il.com> wrote:
> The hi6220_reset driver can be built as a standalone module
> yet it cannot be loaded because it depends on GPL exported symbols.
>
> Lets set the module license so that the module loads, and things like
> the on-board kirin drm starts working.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jeremy Linton <lintonrjeremy@...il.com>

reviewed-by: Xinliang Liu <xinliang.liu@...aro.org>

Thanks,
-xinliang

> ---
>  drivers/reset/hisilicon/hi6220_reset.c | 2 ++
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/reset/hisilicon/hi6220_reset.c b/drivers/reset/hisilicon/hi6220_reset.c
> index 35ce53e..d5e5229 100644
> --- a/drivers/reset/hisilicon/hi6220_reset.c
> +++ b/drivers/reset/hisilicon/hi6220_reset.c
> @@ -155,3 +155,5 @@ static int __init hi6220_reset_init(void)
>  }
>
>  postcore_initcall(hi6220_reset_init);
> +
> +MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
> --
> 2.10.2
>