From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1754882AbYHKWed (ORCPT ); Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:34:33 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751626AbYHKWeZ (ORCPT ); Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:34:25 -0400 Received: from bombadil.infradead.org ([18.85.46.34]:50822 "EHLO bombadil.infradead.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751680AbYHKWeY (ORCPT ); Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:34:24 -0400 Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:33:09 -0700 From: Greg KH To: Jason Baron Cc: Randy Dunlap , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, akpm@linux-foundation.org, joe@perches.com, nick@nick-andrew.net Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/7] dynamic debug v2 - infrastructure Message-ID: <20080811223309.GD9810@kroah.com> References: <20080715213108.GB23331@redhat.com> <20080717070103.GA21961@kroah.com> <20080717212040.GB13252@redhat.com> <20080717223222.GA28016@kroah.com> <20080808215153.GA16729@redhat.com> <20080808193851.24210bc4.randy.dunlap@oracle.com> <20080811173616.GC6103@redhat.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20080811173616.GC6103@redhat.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.16 (2007-06-09) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 01:36:16PM -0400, Jason Baron wrote: > On Fri, Aug 08, 2008 at 07:38:51PM -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote: > > On Fri, 8 Aug 2008 17:51:53 -0400 Jason Baron wrote: > > > > > Few notes...there is still one control file: /dynamic_printk/modules > > > We can split this up now or later, but I kind of like being able to see all > > > the controls in one file. Also, i've used a djb2 hash function in the code, > > > which i'm not sure is under the correct license/copyright, so i just wanted > > > to point that out as well. see: scripts/basic/hash.c. If its an issue, i can > > > find another hash function. > > > > What license does it have? I don't see one. > > > > hmmm...a search for djb2 finds a number of users, for example, i found this one > which is covered by GPL2, http://www.telegraphics.com.au/svn/dpa/trunk/symtab.c > is that sufficient to say its ok? That's a tough call. I'd run that through the license board of your employer if you have any questions about this, as it is your name with their domain that is going to have the "signed-off-by:" pointing back to. thanks, greg k-h