Re: [net-next PATCH v3 05/11] net: pcs: lynx: Convert to an MDIO driver

Vladimir Oltean
2025-05-06T22:18:42Z

On Tue, May 06, 2025 at 06:03:35PM -0400, Sean Anderson wrote:
> On 5/6/25 17:58, Vladimir Oltean wrote:
> > Hello Sean,
> >
> > On Tue, Apr 15, 2025 at 03:33:17PM -0400, Sean Anderson wrote:
> >> diff --git a/drivers/net/pcs/pcs-lynx.c b/drivers/net/pcs/pcs-lynx.c
> >> index 23b40e9eacbb..bacba1dd52e2 100644
> >> --- a/drivers/net/pcs/pcs-lynx.c
> >> +++ b/drivers/net/pcs/pcs-lynx.c
> >> @@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
> >> -// SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0+ OR BSD-3-Clause)
> >> -/* Copyright 2020 NXP
> >> +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
> >> +/* Copyright (C) 2022 Sean Anderson <seanga2@gmail.com>
> >> + * Copyright 2020 NXP
> >> * Lynx PCS MDIO helpers
> >> */
> >>
> >> -MODULE_DESCRIPTION("NXP Lynx PCS phylink library");
> >> -MODULE_LICENSE("Dual BSD/GPL");
> >> +MODULE_DESCRIPTION("NXP Lynx PCS phylink driver");
> >> +MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
> >
> > What's the idea with the license change for this code?
>
> I would like to license my contributions under the GPL in order to
> ensure that they remain free software.
>
> --Sean

But in the process, you are relicensing code which is not yours.
Do you have agreement from the copyright owners of this file that the
license can be changed?