diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-hacking/hacking.rst b/Documentation/kernel-hacking/hacking.rst index 1717348a4404..0042776a9e17 100644 --- a/Documentation/kernel-hacking/hacking.rst +++ b/Documentation/kernel-hacking/hacking.rst @@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ Defined in ``include/linux/export.h`` Similar to :c:func:`EXPORT_SYMBOL()` except that the symbols exported by :c:func:`EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL()` can only be seen by -modules with a :c:func:`MODULE_LICENSE()` that specifies a GPL +modules with a :c:func:`MODULE_LICENSE()` that specifies a GPLv2 compatible license. It implies that the function is considered an internal implementation issue, and not really an interface. Some maintainers and developers may however require EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL() diff --git a/Documentation/process/license-rules.rst b/Documentation/process/license-rules.rst index 2ef44ada3f11..59a7832df7d0 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/license-rules.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/license-rules.rst @@ -471,14 +471,16 @@ _`MODULE_LICENSE` source files. "Proprietary" The module is under a proprietary license. - This string is solely for proprietary third - party modules and cannot be used for modules - which have their source code in the kernel - tree. Modules tagged that way are tainting - the kernel with the 'P' flag when loaded and - the kernel module loader refuses to link such - modules against symbols which are exported - with EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(). + "Proprietary" is to be understood only as + "The license is not compatible to GPLv2". + This string is solely for non-GPL2 compatible + third party modules and cannot be used for + modules which have their source code in the + kernel tree. Modules tagged that way are + tainting the kernel with the 'P' flag when + loaded and the kernel module loader refuses + to link such modules against symbols which + are exported with EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(). ============================= =============================================