[PATCH 1/2] [v2] powerpc: export ppc_proc_freq and ppc_tb_freq as GPL symbols

Kumar Gala kumar.gala at freescale.com
Thu Oct 7 16:59:49 EST 2010


On Sep 20, 2010, at 11:23 AM, Timur Tabi wrote:

> Export the global variable 'ppc_tb_freq', so that modules (like the Book-E
> watchdog driver) can use it.  To maintain consistency, ppc_proc_freq is changed
> to a GPL-only export.  This is okay, because any module that needs this symbol
> should be an actual Linux driver, which must be GPL-licensed.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Timur Tabi <timur at freescale.com>
> ---
> 
> This export is necessary for the Book-E watchdog driver to be compiled as a
> module.
> 
> arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c |    3 ++-
> 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

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- k


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