Re: [PATCH 6/9] Add some yaffs include files

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On Thursday 04 November 2010 06:10:57 David Daney wrote:
> On 11/03/2010 09:53 AM, cdhmanning@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > From: Charles Manning<cdhmanning@xxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > Adding yaffs2 file system.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Charles Manning<cdhmanning@xxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >   fs/yaffs2/yaffs_guts.h  |  914
> > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ fs/yaffs2/yaffs_trace.h |
> >   58 +++
> >   fs/yaffs2/yportenv.h    |   90 +++++
> >   3 files changed, 1062 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> >   create mode 100644 fs/yaffs2/yaffs_guts.h
> >   create mode 100644 fs/yaffs2/yaffs_trace.h
> >   create mode 100644 fs/yaffs2/yportenv.h
> >
> > diff --git a/fs/yaffs2/yaffs_guts.h b/fs/yaffs2/yaffs_guts.h
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 0000000..60770ca
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/fs/yaffs2/yaffs_guts.h
> > @@ -0,0 +1,914 @@
> > +/*
> > + * YAFFS: Yet another Flash File System . A NAND-flash specific file
> > system. + *
> > + * Copyright (C) 2002-2010 Aleph One Ltd.
> > + *   for Toby Churchill Ltd and Brightstar Engineering
> > + *
> > + * Created by Charles Manning<charles@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > + *
> > + * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
> > + * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version
> > 2.1 as + * published by the Free Software Foundation.
> > + *
> > + * Note: Only YAFFS headers are LGPL, YAFFS C code is covered by GPL.
> > + */
>
> What are the implications of putting LGPL things in the kernel?
>
> I don't know, but someone probably should think about it.

Well there's BSD stuff in the kernel too....

This reduction in restrictions for the yaffs headers is to allow people to use 
the headers for custom bootloader integration etc. This should not generate 
problems for any other code.

-- Charles

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