Re: 2.6.10-mm1, class_simple_* and GPL addition
From: Norbert Preining
Date: Wed Oct 27 2004 - 12:22:18 EST
Hi all!
On Mit, 27 Okt 2004, Arjan van de Ven wrote:
> > for class_simple_* makes the nvidia module useless as it uses several:
>
> is this the module as downloaded from nvidia, or as hacked by some
> distro ?
>
On Mit, 27 Okt 2004, Greg KH wrote:
> I think these changes are only in the Gentoo modified version of the
> driver, right? I don't think that nvidia wrote the driver that way.
Yes they did. I downloaded the original NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6111-pkg1.run,
extracted the source and found in nv.c many things like:
#ifdef NV_CLASS_SIMPLE_PRESENT
class_simple_device_remove(MKDEV(NV_MAJOR_DEVICE_NUMBER, 255));
for (i = 0; i < num_nv_devices; i++)
class_simple_device_remove(MKDEV(NV_MAJOR_DEVICE_NUMBER, i));
class_simple_destroy(class_nvidia);
#endif
and in conftest.sh the check for class_simple_present by checking for
struct class_simple.
> > I don't want to start a flame war and long discussion, just want to ask
> > wether this change (to _GPL) was intended,
>
> Yes it was.
Ok. I can live with that.
> > and if yes, if there is a way to fix nvidia kernel modules (or others)
> > using this device management interface.
>
> Get them to change the license on their code.
Well, funny answer, but not useful for now.
Best wishes
Norbert
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