Re: [android-kernel] GPL Kernel module vs prprietary driver - export information

2011-01-24 Thread Josenivaldo Benito Junior
Hi Michael, Now there is no need for this anymore. Actually the /dev/device, between other functions, were capable of provide a unique ID used by a specialized application to uniquely identify the device. However, applications need to have read permission in order to query /dev/device. Someone her

Re: [android-kernel] GPL Kernel module vs prprietary driver - export information

2011-01-24 Thread Michael Bonfils
Why not using /proc ? -- unsubscribe: android-kernel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com website: http://groups.google.com/group/android-kernel

Re: [android-kernel] GPL Kernel module vs prprietary driver - export information

2011-01-24 Thread Josenivaldo Benito Junior
Hi Bob, Thanks for your answer. Actually we found another way to go. Without touching any driver for this feature. Anyway good to know, certainly will be useful in a near future. Regards, --* Josenivaldo Benito Jr.* *PU2LBD* Contact me: http://www.google.com/profiles/jrbenito *Por Aurélio Buar

Re: [android-kernel] GPL Kernel module vs prprietary driver - export information

2011-01-24 Thread Robert Beckett
Hi, I assume that you are referring to a proprietary licensed module that is not built in to the kernel. If this is the case, you wont be able to use any of the EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL functions, so that rules out /sys. I would use /proc to export the data to userland. Regards Bob On 21/01/11 11

Re: [android-kernel] GPL Kernel module vs prprietary driver - export information

2011-01-22 Thread Josenivaldo Benito Junior
Hi again Greg, One more thing I fogot: > I'm not a lawyer, but I deal with them on a weekly basis, and my code is > the one you are considering violating the copyright on, so I do know > all about this type of thing :) > > You are wrong only in one point : I am NOT considering violate any copyri

Re: [android-kernel] GPL Kernel module vs prprietary driver - export information

2011-01-22 Thread Josenivaldo Benito Junior
Hi Greg, On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 18:53, Greg KH wrote: > > Then I would recommend that you not have anything to do with this at all. > We totally agree, that is why I ask before do anything. > I'm not a lawyer, but I deal with them on a weekly basis, and my code is > the one you are consideri

Re: [android-kernel] GPL Kernel module vs prprietary driver - export information

2011-01-21 Thread Greg KH
On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 12:00 PM, Josenivaldo Benito Junior wrote: > Hello Greg, > Thanks for answering and I will comment below, please continue reading. > On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 16:10, Greg KH wrote: >> >> Why are you asking legal questions on a developer mailing list? > > There is a miss unde

Re: [android-kernel] GPL Kernel module vs prprietary driver - export information

2011-01-21 Thread Josenivaldo Benito Junior
Hello Greg, Thanks for answering and I will comment below, please continue reading. On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 16:10, Greg KH wrote: > > Why are you asking legal questions on a developer mailing list? > There is a miss understand here. I do not want legal advice at all. > Please contact a lawye

Re: [android-kernel] GPL Kernel module vs prprietary driver - export information

2011-01-21 Thread Greg KH
On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 3:35 AM, Josenivaldo Benito Junior wrote: > Hello, > This is Benito from Brazil and I am work on a Android product. > I am facing a patent issue with one driver that is not GPL. Why are you asking legal questions on a developer mailing list? It's like asking medical quest

[android-kernel] GPL Kernel module vs prprietary driver - export information

2011-01-21 Thread Josenivaldo Benito Junior
Hello, This is Benito from Brazil and I am work on a Android product. I am facing a patent issue with one driver that is not GPL. It is out of my control to release it GPL-like (I do not own the patent) but I am authorized to modify it to meet a feature requirement. I need to export a information