Hi,
Am 14.11.24 um 11:31 schrieb Uwe Kleine-König:
Tuxedo licenses the modules used on their hardware under GPLv3+, to
"keep control of the upstream pacing" – and want to re-license the code
while upstreaming.
They were asked to then at least not use MODULE_LICENSE("GPL") which
declares compatibility to the kernel's GPLv2. They accepted the pull
request and shortly after reverted the change and so continue to lie
about the license.
So teach the module loader that these modules are proprietary despite
their declaration to be GPLv2 compatible "until the legal stuff is
sorted out".
The relicensing is complete so this patch can be dropped entirely (everything is
now GPLv2+)
Regards,
Werner Sembach
Link: https://gitlab.com/tuxedocomputers/development/packages/tuxedo-drivers/-/commit/a8c09b6c2ce6393fe39d8652d133af9f06cfb427
Signed-off-by: Uwe Kleine-König <ukleinek@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/module/main.c | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 33 insertions(+)
diff --git a/kernel/module/main.c b/kernel/module/main.c
index 878191c65efc..46badbb09d5e 100644
--- a/kernel/module/main.c
+++ b/kernel/module/main.c
@@ -2338,6 +2338,39 @@ static const char *module_license_offenders[] = {
/* lve claims to be GPL but upstream won't provide source */
"lve",
+
+ /*
+ * Tuxedo distributes their kernel modules under GPLv3, but intentially
+ * lies in their MODULE_LICENSE() calls.
+ * See https://gitlab.com/tuxedocomputers/development/packages/tuxedo-drivers/-/commit/a8c09b6c2ce6393fe39d8652d133af9f06cfb427
+ */
+ "gxtp7380",
+ "ite_8291",
+ "ite_8291_lb",
+ "ite_8297",
+ "ite_829x",
+ "stk8321",
+ "tuxedo_compatibility_check",
+ "tuxedo_io",
+ "tuxedo_nb02_nvidia_power_ctrl",
+ "tuxedo_nb04_keyboard",
+ "tuxedo_nb04_wmi_ab",
+ "tuxedo_nb04_wmi_bs",
+ "tuxedo_nb04_sensors",
+ "tuxedo_nb04_power_profiles",
+ "tuxedo_nb04_kbd_backlight",
+ "tuxedo_nb05_keyboard",
+ "tuxedo_nb05_kbd_backlight",
+ "tuxedo_nb05_power_profiles",
+ "tuxedo_nb05_ec",
+ "tuxedo_nb05_sensors",
+ "tuxedo_nb05_fan_control",
+ "tuxi_acpi",
+ "tuxedo_tuxi_fan_control",
+ "clevo_wmi",
+ "tuxedo_keyboard",
+ "clevo_acpi",
+ "uniwill_wmi",
};
/*
