Re: [PATCH rdma-core 4/5] libocrdma: Move ocrdma's list implementation into common directory

Jason Gunthorpe
2016-09-26T22:23:19Z

On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 03:14:40PM -0700, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 11:40:57AM -0600, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
> > Copyright isn't a patent,
>
> I know very well, thanks..

Right, mainly for others..

> > assuming freebsd didn't copy any code and
> > just implemented the same API independently (eg it is an Independent
> > Creation) they should be OK from a copyright perspective.
>
> That's a big IF, as I'm honestly not sure it is. I don't want to blame
> anywone because I really don't know but if I had to decided to use it
> or not I would error on the safe side.

Sounds reasonable.

> > As should be
> > Rusty's version in CCAN.
>
> That's a much safer choice. It's a lightly different API, though.

Leon? Does this seem doable to you?

Jason