Re: [PATCH v5 1/6] misc: Add Synopsys DesignWare xData IP driver

Greg Kroah-Hartman
2021-02-11T14:05:12Z

On Thu, Feb 11, 2021 at 03:50:19PM +0200, Leon Romanovsky wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 11, 2021 at 01:32:13PM +0100, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> > On Thu, Feb 11, 2021 at 01:42:43PM +0200, Leon Romanovsky wrote:
> > > On Thu, Feb 11, 2021 at 10:08:38AM +0100, Gustavo Pimentel wrote:
> > > > Add Synopsys DesignWare xData IP driver. This driver enables/disables
> > > > the PCI traffic generator module pertain to the Synopsys DesignWare
> > > > prototype.
> > > >
> > > > Signed-off-by: Gustavo Pimentel <gustavo.pimentel@synopsys.com>
> > > > ---
> > > > drivers/misc/dw-xdata-pcie.c | 394 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > > > 1 file changed, 394 insertions(+)
> > > > create mode 100644 drivers/misc/dw-xdata-pcie.c
> > >
> > > <...>
> > >
> > > > +MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
> > >
> > > "GPL" and not "GPL v2".
> >
> > There is no difference, please go read module.h.
>
> I read and this is why I said it.
> Documentation/process/license-rules.rst: "It exists for historic reasons."
>
> Historic, for me, means that new code is better do not use this.

Nope, either is fine for new code, author gets to pick what they want.
Personally, I like the explicitness of "GPL v2" for a variety of
reasons.

thanks,

greg k-h