netdev - Re: VLAN patch: Export symbols as non GPL symbols.

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Date:	Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:05:53 +0100
From:	Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>
To:	Ben Greear <greearb@...delatech.com>
CC:	NetDev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: VLAN patch:  Export symbols as non GPL symbols.

Ben Greear wrote:
> In previous kernels, any kernel module could get access to the 
> 'real-device' and the
> VLAN-ID for a particular VLAN.  In more recent kernels, the code was 
> restructured
> such that this is hard to do without accessing private .h files for any 
> module that cannot
> use GPL-only symbols.
> 
> Attached is a patch to once again allow non-GPL modules the ability to 
> access the
> real-device and VLAN id for VLANs.  This patch is against 2.6.29-rc2.
> 
> Signed-Off-By:  Ben Greear<greearb@...delatech.com>

I added that export after moving the code from a header file, but
there's no reason from my side not to export this to non-GPLed
drivers, using _GPL was merely a habit.

Acked-by: Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>
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