Re: About closed-source module use GPL module function

[Pekka Enberg]

Hi,

On Jan 30, 2008 8:41 AM, CooperYuan Cooper <cooperyuan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Now I am porting a device driver to Linux, its source code is not opened.
>
> In this module, I use some interface functions exported from GPL
> module through EXPORT_SYMBOL macros. (not EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL), For
> example, register_sound_dsp() and so on.
>
> Do I violate GPL? How to solve it?

This list is probably a not good source for (free) legal advice but
the simplest way to be sure is to release the source code under GPLv2.
HTH.

                        Pekka
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