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From: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
Subject: Re: Headers files with BSD license in kernel
Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2015 18:15:28 -0700
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On Wed, 10 Jun 2015 00:42:59 +0000
"Zhang, Helin" <helin.zhang@intel.com> wrote:

> Hi Miguel
> 
> My thought is there might be something wrong. Let's see what comments from other experts!
> Thank you very much for the good catch!
> 
> Regards,
> Helin
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Miguel Bernal Marin [mailto:miguel.bernal.marin@linux.intel.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2015 4:10 AM
> > To: dev@dpdk.org
> > Cc: david.marchand@6wind.com; Burakov, Anatoly; Zhang, Helin; Bernal Marin,
> > Miguel
> > Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] Headers files with BSD license in kernel
> > 
> > Including maintainers in CC
> > 
> > On Tue, Jun 09, 2015 at 12:40:57PM -0500, Miguel Bernal Marin wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I'm working on Clear Linux project, and when I was integrating DPDK
> > > kernel modules to our kernel I found there are two headers with BSD
> > > License
> > >
> > > rte_pci_dev_feature_defs.h
> > > rte_pci_dev_features.h
> > >
> > > those are included in igb_uio module.
> > >
> > > Are those licenses correct?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Miguel
> > >

You can always escalate a BSD license to GPL, but the other way is not allowed.
Ideally, the language on the file should make it clear that it is dual licensed.
In an ideal world, igb_uio would go away, I am working on that.