Re: [tip:perf/core] x86, tracing, perf: Add trace point for MSR accesses

[Andi Kleen]

On Fri, Dec 04, 2015 at 07:30:17PM +0100, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 04, 2015 at 10:28:02AM -0800, Andi Kleen wrote:
> > Because making them GPL would prevent any non GPL driver from
> > using MSRs with tracing compiled in, which doesn't make any sense.
> 
> I know what EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL means - I'm questioning the need of making
> them available to non-GPL drivers.

MSRs are not a GPLed facility.

-Andi
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