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SubjectRe: 2.6.10-mm1, class_simple_* and GPL addition
On Wed, Oct 27, 2004 at 03:50:52PM +0200, Norbert Preining wrote:
> Hi Andrew!
>
> The change from
> EXPORT_SYMBOL
> to
> EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL
> for class_simple_* makes the nvidia module useless as it uses several:
> nvidia: Unknown symbol class_simple_device_add
> nvidia: Unknown symbol class_simple_destroy
> nvidia: Unknown symbol class_simple_device_remove
> nvidia: Unknown symbol class_simple_create

I think these changes are only in the Gentoo modified version of the
driver, right? I don't think that nvidia wrote the driver that way.

> I don't want to start a flame war and long discussion, just want to ask
> wether this change (to _GPL) was intended,

Yes it was.

> and if yes, if there is a way to fix nvidia kernel modules (or others)
> using this device management interface.

Get them to change the license on their code.

Good luck,

thanks,

greg k-h
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