Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] ACPI: EC: Add ec_get_handle()

[Matthew Garrett <mjg59@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, Jan 07, 2012 at 03:55:35PM -0500, Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk wrote:

> My understanding (and this is from reading Greg KH's patches) is that
> any new interface should use _GPL variant unless there is an absolute
> need for it. Say, a binary driver that uses this function and there is
> no other way around it.

A binary driver could implement the same functionality using exported 
interfaces from the ACPI core, so I don't see any benefit in insisting 
on _GPL here. _GPL is intended to be a hint that use of the interface is 
definitely an indication that you're creating a derived work.

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Matthew Garrett | mjg59@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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