linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH] Ban module license tag string termination trick

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Date:	Fri, 2 Feb 2007 20:08:29 +0100 (MET)
From:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...ux01.gwdg.de>
To:	Paul Rolland <rol@...917.net>
cc:	"'Linux Kernel Mailing List'" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"'Andrew Morton'" <akpm@...l.org>,
	"'Jon Masters'" <jonathan@...masters.org>,
	"'Alexey Dobriyan'" <adobriyan@...il.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] Ban module license tag string termination trick


On Feb 2 2007 19:37, Paul Rolland wrote:
>> MODULE_IS_UNDER_GPL_LICENSE("yes\0 but only this .c file");
>> 
>
>MODULE_IS_UNDER_GPL_LICENSE(0)
>(integer, not string).

So what (legally) happens when someone does
MODULE_IS_UNDER_GPL_LICENSE(2), (~0) or (-1)? Does the judge get confused?
Then better use strings and an appropriate check.


Jan
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