On 29/11/2018 12:13, Greg KH wrote:
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> >
> > MODULE_AUTHOR("Luben Tuikov <luben_tuikov@xxxxxxxxxxx>");
> > MODULE_DESCRIPTION("SAS Transport Layer");
> > MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
> >
> > So the license specifies v2+ but module license states v2.
> >
> > I could not find a docment for guidance on this. I also note that making
> > sas_task.c v2 would mean mixing v2 and v2+ into the module.
>
> This is not the only file in the kernel with this problem.
>
> For now, we have been trusting the "written text" lines over the
> MODULE_LICENSE() lines, as that seems to be the proper way forward.
>
> > I did find an example of someone changing the license:
> > https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-slave.c?h=v4.20-rc4&id=15c566fcff9cc7b8fd64461d6ee6fd1bc665b444
> >
>
> Yup, not good, that should be fixed.
I take it back, the changelog for the patch explains what is happening
here, the people involved were paying attention.
OK, but these sample patches were just some I selected at random. May be
many more (incorrect)...
Cheers,
John
greg k-h
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