1<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968"><title>EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL() include/linux/export.h</title><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.78.1"><link rel="home" href="index.html" title="Unreliable Guide To Hacking The Linux Kernel"><link rel="up" href="symbols.html" title="Chapter 9. Symbols"><link rel="prev" href="symbols.html" title="Chapter 9. Symbols"><link rel="next" href="conventions.html" title="Chapter 10. Routines and Conventions"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center"><code class="function">EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL()</code> 2 <code class="filename">include/linux/export.h</code></th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="symbols.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">Chapter 9. Symbols</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="conventions.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="sect1"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sym-exportsymbols-gpl"></a><code class="function">EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL()</code> 3 <code class="filename">include/linux/export.h</code></h2></div></div></div><p> 4 Similar to <code class="function">EXPORT_SYMBOL()</code> except that the 5 symbols exported by <code class="function">EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL()</code> can 6 only be seen by modules with a 7 <code class="function">MODULE_LICENSE()</code> that specifies a GPL 8 compatible license. It implies that the function is considered 9 an internal implementation issue, and not really an interface. 10 </p></div><div class="navfooter"><hr><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="symbols.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="symbols.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="conventions.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">Chapter 9. Symbols </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> Chapter 10. Routines and Conventions</td></tr></table></div></body></html> 11