linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 5/5] memory: renesas-rpc-if: Export symbols as GPL

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Date:   Sat, 3 Jul 2021 17:21:33 +0200
From:   Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:     Prabhakar Mahadev Lad <prabhakar.mahadev-lad.rj@...renesas.com>
Cc:     Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org>,
        Sergei Shtylyov <sergei.shtylyov@...il.com>,
        Philipp Zabel <p.zabel@...gutronix.de>,
        Jiri Kosina <trivial@...nel.org>,
        Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>,
        "linux-renesas-soc@...r.kernel.org" 
        <linux-renesas-soc@...r.kernel.org>, Pavel Machek <pavel@...x.de>,
        Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Prabhakar <prabhakar.csengg@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 5/5] memory: renesas-rpc-if: Export symbols as GPL

Hi!

> > On Thu, Nov 26, 2020 at 07:11:46PM +0000, Lad Prabhakar wrote:
> > > Renesas RPC-IF driver is licensed under GPL2.0, to be in sync export the
> > > symbols as GPL.
> > 
> > It's not a valid reason to export them as GPL. Entire Linux source code
> > is licensed as GPL-2.0, so are you going to change all EXPORT_SYMBOL to
> > GPL?
> > 
> Agreed not a valid case. That clears my understanding wrt GPL exports 😊 

Actually, you have just acquired wrong understanding of GPL
exports. We normally export everything as _GPL unless there is very
very very good reason not to do so.

(The reason EXPORT_SYMBOL even exists are very obscure usecases of
modules ported from non-free operating systems).

Best regards,
									Pavel
-- 
http://www.livejournal.com/~pavelmachek

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