Microsoft GPL violation of modified kernel module

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Microsoft ship a modified pm8001 kernel module in their azure storsimple appliance, which is required to use the SAS controller. I want to reuse this hardware without being stuck on kernel 2.6.

The module is not GPL, but they use debugfs in their modified version of it. debugfs is only usable with MODULE_LICENSE("GPL") so their modified module must be GPL.

I have tried contacting them to ask for the source code but not had any success. I'm not sure which of the many contact options to use to actually get in touch with someone on the right team.

Any ideas for what to do next?

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