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Hi Boris

> > > This patch updates license to use SPDX-License-Identifier
> > > instead of verbose license text.
> > > 
> > > As original license mentioned, it is GPL-2.0 in SPDX.
> > > Then, MODULE_LICENSE() should be "GPL v2" instead of "GPL".
> > > See ${LINUX}/include/linux/module.h
> > > 
> > > 	"GPL"		[GNU Public License v2 or later]
> > > 	"GPL v2"	[GNU Public License v2]  
> > 
> > I had a similar case recently and I based my SPDX tag on the
> > MODULE_LICENSE() value instead of the license header.
> > Is this "license header" > MODULE_LICENSE() rule documented
> > somewhere?
> 
> Looks like you made the right choice [1]. I'll fix my patches to follow
> this rule.
> 
> [1]https://lore.kernel.org/linux-rtc/20180625015832.GB30408@kroah.com/

Thanks.
Nice to know