linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86/fpu: Remove the _GPL from the kernel_fpu

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Date:   Wed, 8 May 2019 14:51:14 +0200
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Sebastian Gottschall <s.gottschall@...media-net.de>
Cc:     David Laight <David.Laight@...lab.com>,
        'Jiri Kosina' <jikos@...nel.org>,
        Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Rik van Riel <riel@...riel.com>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
        "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@...c4.com>,
        Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Nicolai Stange <nstange@...e.de>,
        Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>,
        Radim Krčmář <rkrcmar@...hat.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        "x86@...nel.org" <x86@...nel.org>,
        "stable@...r.kernel.org" <stable@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/fpu: Remove the _GPL from the kernel_fpu_begin/end()
 export

On Wed, May 08, 2019 at 02:28:21PM +0200, Sebastian Gottschall wrote:
> so the question is if it isnt possible to create a EXPORT_SYMBOL variant
> which includes acceptable license models, but still restricts unacceptable
> licenses

It's not very difficult, "acceptable" license models are all described
in the kernel LICENSES/ directory, and must be GPLv2 compatible.

greg k-h