[PATCH v2] net: ntb_netdev: add SPDX tag and remove boilerplate license text

Oskar Ray-Frayssinet
2026-03-16T17:02:06Z

Add SPDX-License-Identifier tag to reflect the dual
GPL-2.0-only/BSD-3-Clause license and remove the redundant
boilerplate license text.

Signed-off-by: Oskar Ray-Frayssinet <rayfraytech@gmail.com>
Acked-by: Dave Jiang <dave.jiang@intel.com>
---
v2: Also remove redundant boilerplate license text as
suggested by Stephen Hemminger
v1: Add SPDX-License-Identifier tag only

drivers/net/ntb_netdev.c | 50 +---------------------------------------
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 49 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ntb_netdev.c b/drivers/net/ntb_netdev.c
index fbeae05817e9..76806d1c5e69 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ntb_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ntb_netdev.c
@@ -1,52 +1,4 @@
-/*
- * This file is provided under a dual BSD/GPLv2 license. When using or
- * redistributing this file, you may do so under either license.
- *
- * GPL LICENSE SUMMARY
- *
- * Copyright(c) 2012 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (C) 2015 EMC Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
- *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of version 2 of the GNU General Public License as
- * published by the Free Software Foundation.
- *
- * BSD LICENSE
- *
- * Copyright(c) 2012 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (C) 2015 EMC Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
- *
- * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
- * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
- * are met:
- *
- * * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
- * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
- * * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copy
- * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
- * the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
- * distribution.
- * * Neither the name of Intel Corporation nor the names of its
- * contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
- * from this software without specific prior written permission.
- *
- * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
- * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
- * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
- * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
- * OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
- * SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
- * LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
- * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
- * THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
- * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
- * OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
- *
- * PCIe NTB Network Linux driver
- *
- * Contact Information:
- * Jon Mason <jon.mason@intel.com>
- */
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-3-Clause
#include <linux/etherdevice.h>
#include <linux/ethtool.h>
#include <linux/module.h>
--
2.43.0