Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 5 Mar 2012 10:39:58 +0100 | From | "Arend van Spriel" <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] compat: makes all compat symbols EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL() |
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On 03/03/2012 05:15 PM, Alan Cox wrote: >> Some of the modules in this patch are dual-licensed. I was under the >> impression that EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL was specifically for GPL-only code >> although I could not find any specifics in the Documentation folder. Do >> you (or someone else) have a reference on this topic? > > If your code is licensed GPL or greater rights then you shouldn't have a > problem. The module loader recognizes > > "GPL" > "GPL v2" > "GPL and additional rights" > "Dual BSD/GPL" > "Dual MIT/GPL" > "DUal MPL/GPL" > > as legitimate users of _GPL. Any work which is derivative of the kernel > (which in practise I suspect means almost any module) will need a GPL > compatible licence anyway. >
Hi, Alan
I found the list above in module.h, but was not sure whether it was ok to use _GPL for dual license. Thanks for clarifying this.
Gr. AvS
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