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

Sean Anderson
2025-05-06T22:20:41Z

On 5/6/25 18:18, Vladimir Oltean wrote:
> 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?

I'm not relicensing anything. It's already (GPL OR BSD-3-Clause). I'm
just choosing not to license my contributions under BSD-3-Clause.

--Sean