Re: EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL with GPLv3

[Werner Sembach]

Hi,

Am 12.11.24 um 06:00 schrieb Christoph Hellwig:
> On Mon, Nov 11, 2024 at 07:40:25PM +0100, Werner Sembach wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > asking at the source: Can EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL-exports be used with out of tree
> > GPLv3 licensed modules?
> No.  The kernel as whole is licencsed as GPLv2, not GPLv2+.
Yes, but the documentation for EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL only talks about 
"GPL-compatible" and external linking for EXPORT_SYMBOL-exports is even legal 
with proprietary code. So to my understanding, it comes down to what 
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL means and not what's the license of the code behind it is.

Kind Regards,

Werner Sembach