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From: Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To: "Chen, Mike Ximing" <mike.ximing.chen@intel.com>
Cc: "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
	"arnd@arndb.de" <arnd@arndb.de>,
	"Williams, Dan J" <dan.j.williams@intel.com>,
	"pierre-louis.bossart@linux.intel.com" 
	<pierre-louis.bossart@linux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v9 04/20] dlb: add device ioctl layer and first three ioctls
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:03:57 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <YBFyzX87hvpaYJWK@kroah.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <BYAPR11MB30958F6A70E6B7C005F7B8FCD9BB9@BYAPR11MB3095.namprd11.prod.outlook.com>

On Wed, Jan 27, 2021 at 01:59:50PM +0000, Chen, Mike Ximing wrote:
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2021 7:29 AM
> > To: Chen, Mike Ximing <mike.ximing.chen@intel.com>
> > Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org; arnd@arndb.de; Williams, Dan J
> > <dan.j.williams@intel.com>; pierre-louis.bossart@linux.intel.com; Gage Eads
> > <gage.eads@intel.com>
> > Subject: Re: [PATCH v9 04/20] dlb: add device ioctl layer and first three ioctls
> > 
> > On Fri, Jan 22, 2021 at 01:01:22PM -0600, Mike Ximing Chen wrote:
> > > --- /dev/null
> > > +++ b/include/uapi/linux/dlb.h
> > > @@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
> > > +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
> > 
> > As the bot points out, this is an "odd" license for a uapi .h file, are
> > you SURE about this?
> > 
> > If so, I need an Intel lawyer's signed-off-by on it as well, so we know
> > to talk to in the future about it.
> > 
> > thanks,
> > 
> > greg k-h
> 
> Sorry, it should be "GPL-2.0-only WITH Linux-syscall-note".
> Should I correct it and submit a new patch set (v10) now, or wait for more feedback on the current patch set?

Please consult your corporate lawyers when picking licenses for your
kernel files.  I doubt they want me telling you what to do :)

good luck!

greg k-h

  reply	other threads:[~2021-01-27 14:06 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 26+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2021-01-22 19:01 [PATCH v9 00/20] dlb: introduce DLB device driver Mike Ximing Chen
2021-01-22 19:01 ` [PATCH v9 01/20] dlb: add skeleton for DLB driver Mike Ximing Chen
2021-01-22 19:01 ` [PATCH v9 02/20] dlb: initialize device Mike Ximing Chen
2021-01-22 19:01 ` [PATCH v9 03/20] dlb: add resource and device initialization Mike Ximing Chen
2021-01-22 19:01 ` [PATCH v9 04/20] dlb: add device ioctl layer and first three ioctls Mike Ximing Chen
2021-01-27  1:25   ` kernel test robot
2021-01-27 12:29   ` Greg KH
2021-01-27 13:59     ` Chen, Mike Ximing
2021-01-27 14:03       ` Greg KH [this message]
2021-01-27 23:15         ` Chen, Mike Ximing
2021-01-22 19:01 ` [PATCH v9 05/20] dlb: add scheduling domain configuration Mike Ximing Chen
2021-01-22 19:01 ` [PATCH v9 06/20] dlb: add domain software reset Mike Ximing Chen
2021-01-22 19:01 ` [PATCH v9 07/20] dlb: add low-level register reset operations Mike Ximing Chen
2021-01-22 19:01 ` [PATCH v9 08/20] dlb: add runtime power-management support Mike Ximing Chen
2021-01-22 19:01 ` [PATCH v9 09/20] dlb: add queue create, reset, get-depth ioctls Mike Ximing Chen
2021-01-22 19:01 ` [PATCH v9 10/20] dlb: add register operations for queue management Mike Ximing Chen
2021-01-22 19:01 ` [PATCH v9 11/20] dlb: add ioctl to configure ports and query poll mode Mike Ximing Chen
2021-01-22 19:01 ` [PATCH v9 12/20] dlb: add register operations for port management Mike Ximing Chen
2021-01-22 19:01 ` [PATCH v9 13/20] dlb: add port mmap support Mike Ximing Chen
2021-01-22 19:01 ` [PATCH v9 14/20] dlb: add start domain ioctl Mike Ximing Chen
2021-01-22 19:01 ` [PATCH v9 15/20] dlb: add queue map, unmap, and pending unmap operations Mike Ximing Chen
2021-01-22 19:01 ` [PATCH v9 16/20] dlb: add port map/unmap state machine Mike Ximing Chen
2021-01-22 19:01 ` [PATCH v9 17/20] dlb: add static queue map register operations Mike Ximing Chen
2021-01-22 19:01 ` [PATCH v9 18/20] dlb: add dynamic " Mike Ximing Chen
2021-01-22 19:01 ` [PATCH v9 19/20] dlb: add queue unmap " Mike Ximing Chen
2021-01-22 19:01 ` [PATCH v9 20/20] dlb: queue map/unmap workqueue Mike Ximing Chen

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