The patch titled
Subject: checkpatch: prefer MODULE_LICENSE("GPL") over MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2")
has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is
checkpatch-prefer-module_licensegpl-over-module_licensegpl-v2.patch
This patch should soon appear at
https://ozlabs.org/~akpm/mmots/broken-out/checkpatch-prefer-module_licensegpl-over-module_licensegpl-v2.patch
and later at
https://ozlabs.org/~akpm/mmotm/broken-out/checkpatch-prefer-module_licensegpl-over-module_licensegpl-v2.patch
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From: Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: checkpatch: prefer MODULE_LICENSE("GPL") over MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2")
There is no effective difference.
Given the large number of uses of "GPL v2", emit this message only for
patches as a trivial treeside sed could be done one day.
Ref: commit bf7fbeeae6db ("module: Cure the MODULE_LICENSE "GPL" vs. "GPL v2" bogosity")
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20220128185924.80137-1-joe@xxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Dwaipayan Ray <dwaipayanray1@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Lukas Bulwahn <lukas.bulwahn@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
scripts/checkpatch.pl | 7 +++++++
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl~checkpatch-prefer-module_licensegpl-over-module_licensegpl-v2
+++ a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -7418,6 +7418,13 @@ sub process {
WARN("MODULE_LICENSE",
"unknown module license " . $extracted_string . "\n" . $herecurr);
}
+ if (!$file && $extracted_string eq '"GPL v2"') {
+ if (WARN("MODULE_LICENSE",
+ "Prefer \"GPL\" over \"GPL v2\" - see commit bf7fbeeae6db (\"module: Cure the MODULE_LICENSE \"GPL\" vs. \"GPL v2\" bogosity\")\n" . $herecurr) &&
+ $fix) {
+ $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\bMODULE_LICENSE\s*\(\s*"GPL v2"\s*\)/MODULE_LICENSE("GPL")/;
+ }
+ }
}
# check for sysctl duplicate constants
_
Patches currently in -mm which might be from joe@xxxxxxxxxxx are
checkpatch-prefer-module_licensegpl-over-module_licensegpl-v2.patch
checkpatch-add-fix-option-for-some-trailing_statements.patch
