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SubjectRe: [patch] vmalloc_to_page() backport for 2.4
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> help them be independent of PAE/non-PAE kernel configuration. And, as
> such, it suggests that the _GPL bit in the export clause is not justified
> and should be removed. There is no reason whatsoever why Linux base kernel
> should allow some useful functionality to GPL modules and disallow the
> same to non-GPL ones.

I disagree. The code in question is GPL code from a GPL driver or three that
was used internally in those drivers. It is now available for those drivers
to share. If you aren't writing a GPL module you can go write your own
version of it, just like people have always had to before.

Similarly the PAE/non-PAE thing is a red herring. Given that even basic
data types change size on pae no module is going to be magically pae/non-pae
clean if its binary only.

Alan
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