Re: [PATCH] Documentation: extend use case for EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL()

[Jonathan Corbet]

On Thu, 28 May 2015 11:56:01 -0700
"Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> +    Some maintainers and developers may however have a preference to
> +    require EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL() when adding any new APIs or functionality.

As a nit, I would take out "have a preference to".

>From what I can tell, there are developers who think this position makes
little sense and, perhaps, risks diluting the value of EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL()
by attaching it to everything.  My inclination, though, would be to accept
this change as documentation of clear existing practice; whether that
practice should change is, I think, a separate discussion.

jon
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