linux-kernel - Re: Permission to use list.h and atomic.h in user space

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Date:	Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:04:41 -0600
From:	Robert Hancock <hancockrwd@...il.com>
To:	Raz <raziebe@...il.com>
CC:	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	kernelnewbies <kernelnewbies@...linux.org>
Subject: Re: Permission to use list.h and atomic.h in user space

On 06/22/2009 07:44 AM, Raz wrote:
> Hello
> May I have permission to use atomic64.h ,atomic32.h and list.h in a
> proprietary software ?
> I do not know who the authors are.
> Thank you
> Raz

You would likely have to basically track down everyone who has ever 
contributed to those files and get their permission, which seems 
unlikely. So the short answer is almost certainly no.

With newer gcc there are atomic built-in functions which will likely do 
what you want for the atomic ops at least..
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