[LAD] 3.4-rc2-rt2, -EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL

Jens M Andreasen jens.andreasen at comhem.se
Sun Apr 15 04:33:06 UTC 2012



Looks like the Nvidia driver just got happily married to realtime, low
latency Linux - again, no?  .. From tglx:


http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.rt.user/8150

Changes since 3.4-rc2-rt2: ...

  * Remove the _GPL restriction from a few exports

    This restores the status quo of pre 3.0 RT versions. 
	  
    I fundamentally hate this change, but the point is, that RT
    replaces non GPL exports with GPL ones and therefor breaks
    "legitimate" abuses of the kernel.

    OTOH I've been exposed to source code of some secret sauce
    drivers. That makes me believe that in a lot of cases the reason
    for not disclosing the driver code is that publishing might put
    the innocent and unprepared reader in danger of gastric ulcer and
    eyecancer.

    So I commit this change for health protection reasons.



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