Re: [PATCH 02/13] drm/gem-shmem: Fix the MODULE_LICENSE() string

[Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@collabora.com>]

On Tue,  9 Dec 2025 14:41:59 +0100
Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de> wrote:

> Replace the bogus "GPL v2" with "GPL" as MODULE_LICNSE() string. The
> value does not declare the module's exact license, but only lets the
> module loader test whether the module is Free Software or not.
> 
> See commit bf7fbeeae6db ("module: Cure the MODULE_LICENSE "GPL" vs.
> "GPL v2" bogosity") in the details of the issue. The fix is to use
> "GPL" for all modules under any variant of the GPL.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>

Reviewed-by: Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@collabora.com>

> ---
>  drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem_shmem_helper.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem_shmem_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem_shmem_helper.c
> index f4e77f75ec81..2a67da98da25 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem_shmem_helper.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem_shmem_helper.c
> @@ -896,4 +896,4 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(drm_gem_shmem_prime_import_no_map);
>  
>  MODULE_DESCRIPTION("DRM SHMEM memory-management helpers");
>  MODULE_IMPORT_NS("DMA_BUF");
> -MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
> +MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");