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Diffstat (limited to 'include/linux/module.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | include/linux/module.h | 28 |
1 files changed, 28 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/module.h b/include/linux/module.h index afa2e66f0139..fda319cd35f9 100644 --- a/include/linux/module.h +++ b/include/linux/module.h @@ -250,6 +250,33 @@ static const struct gtype##_id * __module_##gtype##_table \ #define MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(type,name) \ MODULE_GENERIC_TABLE(type##_device,name) +/* + * The following license idents are currently accepted as indicating free + * software modules + * + * "GPL" [GNU Public License v2 or later] + * "GPL and additional rights" [GNU Public License v2 rights and more] + * "Dual BSD/GPL" [GNU Public License v2 or BSD license choice] + * + * The following other idents are available + * + * "Proprietary" [Non free products] + * + * There are dual licensed components, but when running with Linux it is the + * GPL that is relevant so this is a non issue. Similarly LGPL linked with GPL + * is a GPL combined work. + * + * This exists for several reasons + * 1. So modinfo can show license info for users wanting to vet their setup + * is free + * 2. So the community can ignore bug reports including proprietary modules + * 3. So vendors can do likewise based on their own policies + */ + +#define MODULE_LICENSE(license) \ +static const char __module_license[] __attribute__((section(".modinfo"))) = \ +"license=" license + /* Define the module variable, and usage macros. */ extern struct module __this_module; @@ -269,6 +296,7 @@ static const char __module_using_checksums[] __attribute__((section(".modinfo")) #else /* MODULE */ #define MODULE_AUTHOR(name) +#define MODULE_LICENSE(license) #define MODULE_DESCRIPTION(desc) #define MODULE_SUPPORTED_DEVICE(name) #define MODULE_PARM(var,type) |