Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mszeredi...

[mirror_ubuntu-artful-kernel.git] / Documentation / DocBook / kernel-hacking.tmpl

diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/kernel-hacking.tmpl b/Documentation/DocBook/kernel-hacking.tmpl
index e84f09467cd77a10b3877aed3987ad6d8b19b661..589b40cc5eb52bed66c20c96ce8d3c44613feb5d 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/kernel-hacking.tmpl
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/kernel-hacking.tmpl
@@ -954,6 +954,8 @@ printk(KERN_INFO "my ip: %pI4\n", &ipaddress);
     <function>MODULE_LICENSE()</function> that specifies a GPL
     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() when adding any new APIs or functionality.
    </para>
   </sect1>
  </chapter>