modules: only allow symbol_get of EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL modules
It has recently come to my attention that nvidia is circumventing the protection added in 262e6ae7 ("modules: inherit TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE") by importing exports from their proprietary modules into an allegedly GPL licensed module and then rexporting them. Given that symbol_get was only ever intended for tightly cooperating modules using very internal symbols it is logical to restrict it to being used on EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL and prevent nvidia from costly DMCA Circumvention of Access Controls law suites. All symbols except for four used through symbol_get were already exported as EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL, and the remaining four ones were switched over in the preparation patches. Fixes: 262e6ae7 ("modules: inherit TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE") Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de> Reviewed-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> Signed-off-by: Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@kernel.org>
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