Re: [PATCH 2.5.5] do export vmalloc_to_page to modules...

From: Adrian Bunk (bunk@fs.tum.de)
Date: Thu Apr 04 2002 - 07:31:48 EST


On Thu, 4 Apr 2002, Tigran Aivazian wrote:

>...
> sense, wrong. Namely, in the sense that it is inconsistent with the
> similar situation in the case of libraries or even system calls. I don't
>...

The COPYING file of Linux contains an explicit permission to use 'kernel
services by normal system calls' and that this 'does *not* fall under the
heading of "derived work"'. As stated in my previous mail in this thread
I'm still wondering where the allowance for binary-only modules to link
with the kernel is hidden.

> Regards,
> Tigran

cu
Adrian

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