Hello, > will be written to the object file will be "license=GPL\0for > nothing\0". > When this is interpreted back again in the kernel module > loader, it is > read as "license=GPL", having circumvented the loading mechanism and > having wrongfully access to GPL symbols. According to Alexey [ > http://lkml.org/lkml/2006/10/27/233 ], LinuxAnt is one vendor to use > this trick.
If that is really one important point, why not simply adding a : MODULE_IS_UNDER_GPL_LICENSE("yes|no") and a MODULE_IS_UNDER_GPL_LIKE_LICENSE("yes|no") or use 0 and 1 instead of yes and no, and thus clearly avoid all the C string mess ? Regards, Paul - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/