From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.0 required=3.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_PASS,URIBL_BLOCKED autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E6857C43381 for ; Thu, 14 Mar 2019 21:18:15 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BF47E2186A for ; Thu, 14 Mar 2019 21:18:15 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1728085AbfCNVSL (ORCPT ); Thu, 14 Mar 2019 17:18:11 -0400 Received: from mail-ed1-f66.google.com ([209.85.208.66]:41050 "EHLO mail-ed1-f66.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1728052AbfCNVSH (ORCPT ); Thu, 14 Mar 2019 17:18:07 -0400 Received: by mail-ed1-f66.google.com with SMTP id n14so5878374edv.8 for ; Thu, 14 Mar 2019 14:18:06 -0700 (PDT) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:from:to:cc:subject:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:mime-version; bh=Hb3Zq/E6UK+tsyWBk1Fkkdu17HE0aZcS30+tsnHKvwg=; b=jHDjb2T34F2+lpq+dWTk0MADWp/ksLeLuxZa6we/mRqcQIu55n+GXQRTlgBy+HV+Ut w2Gr0ae6UeLA+PCTYjiMRceoonKmcG//0Ff5y2quzUaOpdO7wjgUoAYmfOhC20c7+zkP zR037YoCX84BHbegSwxbz9CZBs2YwIeK/B0J1SwMM539VZ+BeKC0F/bu6mkeLHPdwW9G PoPgI2wNAiCbkDxJXYLuFOouI41piJ0gsAqZdcdSyZBw5z3JmuJ0vN4c1Z/1wr006THL UORI545I4/7HzIEu3QmAtpYvFqMmj9dZTtu/4sBLKa+YEpvI9GFmQeNgJekgSwEceJS3 8XbA== X-Gm-Message-State: APjAAAXfXAMgCF9PugvJWOmGwkbzTN5ZoZkgeQMiS5G6WubxvYZuYDAG im+bs+JX7CqX0r0rD+ozzMQR0w== X-Google-Smtp-Source: APXvYqxovE5EZ3iH5a5fZTFxyAyww7FUdiz3Co4uuJMFihNHDd+gKYgYUpiXgM26mxprz20LUYwW/Q== X-Received: by 2002:a05:6402:64d:: with SMTP id u13mr330033edx.86.1552598285511; Thu, 14 Mar 2019 14:18:05 -0700 (PDT) Received: from alrua-x1.borgediget.toke.dk (alrua-x1.vpn.toke.dk. [2a00:7660:6da:10::2]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id x3sm70472ede.25.2019.03.14.14.18.04 (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305 bits=256/256); Thu, 14 Mar 2019 14:18:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: by alrua-x1.borgediget.toke.dk (Postfix, from userid 1000) id A388F18200B; Thu, 14 Mar 2019 22:18:03 +0100 (CET) From: Toke =?utf-8?Q?H=C3=B8iland-J=C3=B8rgensen?= To: "Tilmans\, Olivier \(Nokia - BE\/Antwerp\)" , Olga Albisser , "netdev\@vger.kernel.org" Cc: Olga Albisser , "De Schepper\, Koen \(Nokia - BE\/Antwerp\)" , Bob Briscoe , Henrik Steen Subject: RE: [PATCH net-next] sched: add dualpi2 scheduler module In-Reply-To: References: <20190311151455.3436-1-olga@albisser.org> <87wol1xuyu.fsf@toke.dk> X-Clacks-Overhead: GNU Terry Pratchett Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 22:18:03 +0100 Message-ID: <87o96dxiic.fsf@toke.dk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: netdev@vger.kernel.org "Tilmans, Olivier (Nokia - BE/Antwerp)" writes: >> I noticed that there's an IPR disclosure filed at the IETF[0] claiming a >> patent on the algorithm. I'm curious if you know whether Nokia has an >> official position on the use of that patent in this implementation if it >> becomes part of the kernel? :) > > Hi Toke, > > My understanding is that the GPLv2 is ambiguous wrt. patent licensing, > which is unfortunate as it is the current license of this code. Yup, that is partly why I'm asking :) > I'll get an official statement from our legal department regarding the > use of the patent in the context of the Linux kernel, hopefully in a > reasonable timeframe as a few key people are currently on vacations. Great, thanks! -Toke