netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 4/4] net: dsa: lan9303: MDIO access phy registers directly

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Message-ID: <e3a85e90-32c3-057f-f448-67bf1304ef91@egil-hjelmeland.no>
Date:   Sat, 29 Jul 2017 00:30:59 +0200
From:   Egil Hjelmeland <privat@...l-hjelmeland.no>
To:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
Cc:     Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com>,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        kernel@...gutronix.de
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 4/4] net: dsa: lan9303: MDIO access phy registers
 directly

Den 28. juli 2017 23:28, skrev Andrew Lunn:
>>> Since the kernel module license is GPL, EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL() would seem
>>> to be appropriate, which can be done as a subsequent patch.
>>>
>>> Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
>>>
>> I have no idea how these legalities work. But for the record,
>> I give consent to change to EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL at any time.
> 
> Hi Egil
> 
> What is better, is that when somebody posts such a patch, send an
> Acked-by: It will get added to the patch, leaving a record in git that
> you agreed to the change.
> 
>      Andrew
> 

In case I think I prefer to get off the hook now by issuing
a PATCH v2 adding "_GPL" when I show up in office Monday.

Egil