Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 27 Sep 2015 12:46:28 +0200 (CEST) | From | Thomas Gleixner <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] x86/mm: Export cpu_tlbstate as non-GPL symbol |
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On Thu, 24 Sep 2015, Andy Lutomirski wrote: > On Sep 22, 2015 11:58 AM, "Thomas Gleixner" <tglx@linutronix.de> wrote: > > > > On Tue, 22 Sep 2015, Andy Lutomirski wrote: > > > On Tue, Sep 22, 2015 at 11:51 AM, James Forcier <csssuf@csssuf.net> wrote: > > > > Exporting cpu_tlbstate as a GPL symbol was introduced in 1e02ce4c; however, this > > > > breaks non-GPL modules which need to link against it, particularly the AMD > > > > Catalyst drivers. > > > > > > What is AMD Catalyst doing with cpu_tlbstate? > > > > Fiddling with it behind the kernels back. Out of tree graphic drivers > > always have their special needs. Just lookup the discussions about > > unexporting init_mm .... > > Look for kcl_mem_pat_setup here: > > https://github.com/kolasa/fglrx-13.152/blob/master/firegl_public.c
I stopped looking at this line:
MODULE_LICENSE("GPL\0Proprietary. (C) 2002 - ATI Technologies, Starnberg, GERMANY");
Thanks,
tglx
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