From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 11 Sep 2001 09:01:12 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 11 Sep 2001 09:00:59 -0400 Received: from e1.ny.us.ibm.com ([32.97.182.101]:27059 "EHLO e1.ny.us.ibm.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 11 Sep 2001 09:00:48 -0400 Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 18:35:34 +0530 From: Dipankar Sarma To: alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk Cc: Paul Mckenney , Andrea Arcangeli , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: 2.4.10pre7aa1 Message-ID: <20010911183534.A2340@in.ibm.com> Reply-To: dipankar@in.ibm.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In article you wrote: >> BTW, I fixed a few more issues in the rcu patch (grep for >> down_interruptible for instance), here an updated patch (will be >> included in 2.4.10pre8aa1 [or later -aa]) with the name of rcu-2. > I've been made aware of one other isue with the RCU patch > US Patent #05442758 > In the absence of an actual real signed header paper patent use grant for GPL > usage from the Sequent folks that seems to be rather hard to fix. > Alan Hi Alan, IBM bought us a couple of years ago and linux RCU is an IBM approved project. I am not sure I understand what exactly is needed for patent use grant for GPL, but whatever it is, I see absolutely no problem getting it done. I would appreciate if you let me know what is needed for GPL. Thanks Dipankar -- Dipankar Sarma Project: http://lse.sourceforge.net Linux Technology Center, IBM Software Lab, Bangalore, India.