Re: [PATCH] dma-buf: Use EXPORT_SYMBOL

From: Alan Cox
Date: Wed Jan 18 2012 - 06:47:21 EST


On Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:08:17 -0800
Robert Morell <rmorell@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL is intended to be used for "an internal implementation
> issue, and not really an interface". The dma-buf infrastructure is
> explicitly intended as an interface between modules/drivers, so it
> should use EXPORT_SYMBOL instead.
>
> Signed-off-by: Robert Morell <rmorell@xxxxxxxxxx>

Please get a Signed-off-by: from the original authors. In some eyes you
are making what is a licensing change, and that needs the rights holders
permissions.

So this patch at the very least needs approval from TI and Linaro.



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