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VLAN patch: Export symbols as non GPL symbols.

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From: Ben Greear
Subject: VLAN patch: Export symbols as non GPL symbols.
Date: Monday, January 26, 2009 - 10:01 am

In previous kernels, any kernel module could get access to the 
'real-device' and the
VLAN-ID for a particular VLAN.  In more recent kernels, the code was 
restructured
such that this is hard to do without accessing private .h files for any 
module that cannot
use GPL-only symbols.

Attached is a patch to once again allow non-GPL modules the ability to 
access the
real-device and VLAN id for VLANs.  This patch is against 2.6.29-rc2.

Signed-Off-By:  Ben Greear<greearb@candelatech.com>

Thanks,
Ben

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Ben Greear <greearb@candelatech.com> 
Candela Technologies Inc  http://www.candelatech.com



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From: Patrick McHardy
Subject: Re: VLAN patch: Export symbols as non GPL symbols.
Date: Monday, January 26, 2009 - 10:05 am

I added that export after moving the code from a header file, but
there's no reason from my side not to export this to non-GPLed
drivers, using _GPL was merely a habit.

Acked-by: Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net>
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From: David Miller
Subject: Re: VLAN patch: Export symbols as non GPL symbols.
Date: Monday, January 26, 2009 - 1:37 pm

From: Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net>

Applied, thanks.
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