> -----Original Message----- > From: Greg KH <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2023 2:46 AM > To: Saurabh Sengar <ssengar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: KY Srinivasan <kys@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; Haiyang Zhang > <haiyangz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; wei.liu@xxxxxxxxxx; Dexuan Cui > <decui@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; Michael Kelley (LINUX) <mikelley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; > corbet@xxxxxxx; linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-hyperv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; > linux-doc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [PATCH v2 2/5] tools: hv: Add vmbus_bufring > > On Wed, Jun 14, 2023 at 11:15:09AM -0700, Saurabh Sengar wrote: > > Common userspace interface for read/write from VMBus ringbuffer. > > This implementation is open for use by any userspace driver or > > application seeking direct control over VMBus ring buffers. > > A significant part of this code is borrowed from DPDK. > > " "? > > Anyway, this does not explain what this is at all. > > And if you "borrowed" it from DPDK, that feels odd, are you sure you are > allowed to do so? Yes, we have confirmed this with our legal team, as the previous code is covered under an appropriate open-source license, we are fine to reuse it here. - Saurabh
