Re: [PATCH 1/2] drivers/pci: make host/pcie-rcar.c explicitly non-modular

[Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@windriver.com>]

On 2015-12-22 03:30 AM, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> Hi Paul,
> 
> On Tue, Dec 22, 2015 at 1:59 AM, Paul Gortmaker
> <paul.gortmaker@windriver.com> wrote:
>> We also delete the MODULE_LICENSE tag etc. since all that information
>> was (or is now) contained at the top of the file in the comments.
> 
> The MODULE_* tags are easier to parse by automated tools.
> Do we want to make the work of e.g. the SPDX people harder?

As JoeP pointed out, the AUTHOR tags are routinely out of date
and not used by get_maintainer.pl by default, and I've found a
lot of LICENCE tags that say GPL while the text at the top says
GPLv2.  On top of that, they are not present all the time since
proper non-modular drivers don't have them.  So, no I have no
problems whatsoever in removing them from non-modular code.

If you want to make the case for tags that are module/non-module
agnostic, and you think there is genuine value in it and you can
get buy in on that, then feel free.

Paul.
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> 
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> 
>                         Geert
> 
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