From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [209.51.188.17]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 71DE7EFCD71 for ; Mon, 9 Mar 2026 10:00:49 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1vzXPL-0007vG-AI; Mon, 09 Mar 2026 06:00:15 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1vzXPH-0007rk-S2 for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Mon, 09 Mar 2026 06:00:12 -0400 Received: from us-smtp-delivery-124.mimecast.com ([170.10.133.124]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1vzXPE-0001Vy-4v for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Mon, 09 Mar 2026 06:00:11 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=redhat.com; s=mimecast20190719; t=1773050406; h=from:from:reply-to:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date: message-id:message-id:to:to:cc:cc:mime-version:mime-version: content-type:content-type: content-transfer-encoding:content-transfer-encoding: in-reply-to:in-reply-to:references:references; bh=SVaAl0hg8Crb51WUycUQ/vXcVqo6x2fhIJxEqlBI3SM=; b=RVkRi1HLkmK7oMl0Qb49J6d7+4t74ZrF+k+3XEwZ8oTc80+SH2Hko/MW4ZRX90HX9BKDMo uyMMRrZ41xrtSZKOuc1GO9Lvq3S9/PKThu3ZuZCTKqkhRchhg1OwWy4PkZJr9CvnfBoCZJ ZqTAx+K6/neByp443nAyjyScCO3mv4o= Received: from mx-prod-mc-03.mail-002.prod.us-west-2.aws.redhat.com (ec2-54-186-198-63.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com [54.186.198.63]) by relay.mimecast.com with ESMTP with STARTTLS (version=TLSv1.3, cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384) id us-mta-624-ZfEbZdYqPj6nbfVcNQfDwQ-1; Mon, 09 Mar 2026 06:00:02 -0400 X-MC-Unique: ZfEbZdYqPj6nbfVcNQfDwQ-1 X-Mimecast-MFC-AGG-ID: ZfEbZdYqPj6nbfVcNQfDwQ_1773050400 Received: from mx-prod-int-03.mail-002.prod.us-west-2.aws.redhat.com (mx-prod-int-03.mail-002.prod.us-west-2.aws.redhat.com [10.30.177.12]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by mx-prod-mc-03.mail-002.prod.us-west-2.aws.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 9A7301956059; Mon, 9 Mar 2026 09:59:59 +0000 (UTC) Received: from redhat.com (unknown [10.44.33.95]) by mx-prod-int-03.mail-002.prod.us-west-2.aws.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 58FDE19560A6; Mon, 9 Mar 2026 09:59:55 +0000 (UTC) Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2026 09:59:51 +0000 From: Daniel =?utf-8?B?UC4gQmVycmFuZ8Op?= To: Warner Losh Cc: qemu-devel@nongnu.org, Kyle Evans , Stacey Son , Sean Bruno , =?utf-8?Q?Mika=C3=ABl?= Urankar , Guy Yur , Alexander Kabaev , Michal Meloun , Ed Schouten , Karim Taha Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] bsd-user: Switch to SPDX-License-Expression Message-ID: References: <20260307-bsd-user-copyright-v3-1-666ac0b819f1@bsdimp.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <20260307-bsd-user-copyright-v3-1-666ac0b819f1@bsdimp.com> User-Agent: Mutt/2.2.14 (2025-02-20) X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 3.0 on 10.30.177.12 Received-SPF: pass client-ip=170.10.133.124; envelope-from=berrange@redhat.com; helo=us-smtp-delivery-124.mimecast.com X-Spam_score_int: -3 X-Spam_score: -0.4 X-Spam_bar: / X-Spam_report: (-0.4 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIMWL_WL_HIGH=-0.001, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H5=0.001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL=0.001, RCVD_IN_VALIDITY_RPBL_BLOCKED=0.819, RCVD_IN_VALIDITY_SAFE_BLOCKED=0.903, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: qemu-devel@nongnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: qemu development List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Reply-To: Daniel =?utf-8?B?UC4gQmVycmFuZ8Op?= Errors-To: qemu-devel-bounces+qemu-devel=archiver.kernel.org@nongnu.org Sender: qemu-devel-bounces+qemu-devel=archiver.kernel.org@nongnu.org On Sat, Mar 07, 2026 at 09:49:41AM -0700, Warner Losh wrote: > Two minor changes to the copyright and license marking for these files: > (1) Stacey D Son is used instead of variations of his name. > (2) The GPL boilerplate is replaced by SPDX markings. No change to the > terms of the license are intended, and this matches current QEMU practice. > > There's no changes to the license or additional claims to any IP that > others may hold in these files. All the S-o-bs in this commit have given > me permission to do this to the extent they may hold rights. git blame > over multiple repos and branches suggests that only minimal other > material is present (much of it likely not subject to copyright > protection). The project's long and complex history as well as tooling > limitations make it hard to be 100% sure. Any omissions are > unintentional and I will correct them as they come to light. > > Signed-off-by: Stacey Son > Signed-off-by: Sean Bruno > Signed-off-by: Mikaël Urankar > Signed-off-by: Kyle Evans > Signed-off-by: Guy Yur > Signed-off-by: Alexander Kabaev > Signed-off-by: Michal Meloun > Signed-off-by: Ed Schouten > Signed-off-by: Karim Taha > Signed-off-by: Warner Losh > --- > Adjust the copyright markings for the bsd-user project to the extent > that's easy and prudent. This removes the gpl boilerplate and replaces > it with a SPDX line, per QEMU standard proactice. It uses Stacey D Son > everytwhere rather than variations on that name. It uses full date > ranges as appropriate. > > All that's changing is the markings. I have Stacey's explicit permission > to do this, as well as people cc'd. The history of bsd-user, first > copied from linux-user and then passing through several branches in > several repos as maintainers shifted make it hard to get a complete list > of authors. But to the best of my ability to determine, this list > represents the overwhelming majority of people who may have a copyright > interest in the files not documented with a Copyright line. > > This does not chanage any intellectual property rights people hold in > these files. Nor does it change the licensing of these files in any > way. It's easy to revert relevant parts should an unknown-to-me author > appear and desire it. I believe it's legally defensible and would not > affect future legal matters, especailly given this explicit statement of > intent. > > I'm doing this proactively so that all the files, with only few > exceptions, can be marked in a similar manner in bsd-user's blitz repo. > This will help in upstreaming as it completely takes the issue off the > table, likely saving me hours of future work in reply to why something > is marked the old way or realizing in the upstreaming process I have to > make the change in bsd-user's blitz branch first (or worse, during the > review process). Each individual change might not be a big deal, but the > cumulative effect can grow large. > --- > Changes in v3: > - Drop a few more files > - Add Karim Taha, who has given me permission > - Link to v2: https://lore.kernel.org/qemu-devel/20260304-bsd-user-copyright-v2-1-173525ffa614@bsdimp.com > > Changes in v2: > - document permissions better > - drop a couple files that had others claiming copyright. > - Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/qemu-devel/20260302-bsd-user-copyright-v1-1-f05587d18d4e@bsdimp.com > --- > bsd-user/aarch64/signal.c | 15 ++------------- > bsd-user/aarch64/target_arch.h | 16 ++-------------- > bsd-user/aarch64/target_arch_cpu.c | 15 ++------------- > bsd-user/aarch64/target_arch_cpu.h | 18 +++--------------- > bsd-user/aarch64/target_arch_elf.h | 14 +------------- > bsd-user/aarch64/target_arch_reg.h | 19 +++---------------- > bsd-user/aarch64/target_arch_signal.h | 16 ++-------------- > bsd-user/aarch64/target_arch_sigtramp.h | 16 ++-------------- > bsd-user/aarch64/target_arch_sysarch.h | 16 ++-------------- > bsd-user/aarch64/target_arch_thread.h | 16 ++-------------- > bsd-user/aarch64/target_arch_vmparam.h | 16 ++-------------- > bsd-user/aarch64/target_syscall.h | 16 ++-------------- > bsd-user/arm/signal.c | 18 +++--------------- > bsd-user/arm/target_arch.h | 16 ++-------------- > bsd-user/arm/target_arch_cpu.c | 18 +++--------------- > bsd-user/arm/target_arch_cpu.h | 18 +++--------------- > bsd-user/arm/target_arch_elf.h | 18 +++--------------- > bsd-user/arm/target_arch_reg.h | 18 +++--------------- > bsd-user/arm/target_arch_signal.h | 18 +++--------------- > bsd-user/arm/target_arch_sigtramp.h | 18 +++--------------- > bsd-user/arm/target_arch_sysarch.h | 18 +++--------------- > bsd-user/arm/target_arch_thread.h | 18 +++--------------- > bsd-user/arm/target_arch_vmparam.h | 18 +++--------------- > bsd-user/arm/target_syscall.h | 18 +++--------------- > bsd-user/bsd-file.h | 18 +++--------------- > bsd-user/bsd-mem.c | 17 +++-------------- > bsd-user/bsd-mem.h | 17 +++-------------- > bsd-user/bsd-proc.c | 17 +++-------------- > bsd-user/bsd-proc.h | 17 +++-------------- > bsd-user/freebsd/os-misc.h | 18 +++--------------- > bsd-user/freebsd/os-proc.c | 17 +++-------------- > bsd-user/freebsd/os-proc.h | 18 +++--------------- > bsd-user/freebsd/os-stat.c | 17 +++-------------- > bsd-user/freebsd/os-stat.h | 18 +++--------------- > bsd-user/freebsd/os-strace.h | 19 +++---------------- > bsd-user/freebsd/target_os_elf.h | 18 +++--------------- > bsd-user/freebsd/target_os_siginfo.h | 18 +++--------------- > bsd-user/freebsd/target_os_stack.h | 18 +++--------------- > bsd-user/freebsd/target_os_thread.h | 18 +++--------------- > bsd-user/freebsd/target_os_user.h | 18 +++--------------- > bsd-user/freebsd/target_os_vmparam.h | 18 +++--------------- > bsd-user/i386/signal.c | 17 +++-------------- > bsd-user/i386/target_arch.h | 16 ++-------------- > bsd-user/i386/target_arch_cpu.c | 17 +++-------------- > bsd-user/i386/target_arch_cpu.h | 17 +++-------------- > bsd-user/i386/target_arch_elf.h | 18 +++--------------- > bsd-user/i386/target_arch_reg.h | 19 +++---------------- > bsd-user/i386/target_arch_signal.h | 16 +++------------- > bsd-user/i386/target_arch_sigtramp.h | 16 ++-------------- > bsd-user/i386/target_arch_sysarch.h | 18 +++--------------- > bsd-user/i386/target_arch_thread.h | 18 +++--------------- > bsd-user/i386/target_arch_vmparam.h | 18 +++--------------- > bsd-user/i386/target_syscall.h | 16 +++------------- > bsd-user/qemu-bsd.h | 18 +++--------------- > bsd-user/syscall_defs.h | 18 +++--------------- > bsd-user/x86_64/signal.c | 16 +++------------- > bsd-user/x86_64/target_arch.h | 16 ++-------------- > bsd-user/x86_64/target_arch_cpu.c | 17 +++-------------- > bsd-user/x86_64/target_arch_cpu.h | 17 +++-------------- > bsd-user/x86_64/target_arch_elf.h | 18 +++--------------- > bsd-user/x86_64/target_arch_reg.h | 19 +++---------------- > bsd-user/x86_64/target_arch_signal.h | 17 +++-------------- > bsd-user/x86_64/target_arch_sigtramp.h | 17 ++--------------- > bsd-user/x86_64/target_arch_sysarch.h | 17 +++-------------- > bsd-user/x86_64/target_arch_thread.h | 18 +++--------------- > bsd-user/x86_64/target_arch_vmparam.h | 18 +++--------------- > bsd-user/x86_64/target_syscall.h | 16 +++------------- > 67 files changed, 185 insertions(+), 971 deletions(-) Reviewed-by: Daniel P. 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