Yes, because __wake_up_sync is only available to GPL drivers...
There's EXPORT_SYMBOL and EXPORT_SYNBOL_GPL, it seems that it will be
very difficult as time goes on to write proprietary drivers...New features
are often GPL only.
You need to figure out clever means to do proprietary thinks in user space.
marty
chris brooke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes on Tue, 02 Oct 2007 17:30:15 CDT
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> I have written a device driver as a module and I am trying to load it
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> When the module is compiled with a "Proprietary" license insmod fails
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> unknown symbol:
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> /mnt/code/gp/module> insmod gp.ko
> gp: module license 'Proprietary' taints kernel.
> gp: Unknown symbol __wake_up_sync
> insmod: cannot insert `gp.ko': Unknown symbol in module (-1): No such
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> or directory
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> However when the module is compiled with a "Dual BSD/GPL" license there
is =
> no such problem:
/mnt/code/gp/module> insmod gp.ko
> gp_init_hw
> /gp_init_hw
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> Why is the proprietary license causing the Unknown symbol problem?
> How can I fix it?
> Thanks,
> Chris
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