linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] staging: comedi: ni

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Date:   Mon, 20 Nov 2017 10:44:06 +0000
From:   Ian Abbott <abbotti@....co.uk>
To:     Matthew Giassa <matthew@...ssa.net>, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, devel@...verdev.osuosl.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: comedi: ni_atmio: fix license warning.

On 18/11/17 16:26, Matthew Giassa wrote:
> Resolving license check warning for drivers/staging/comedi. Added the
> license definitions present in the rest of the module and made sure it's
> aligned with the license (GPL) in the comments for the affected file
> (ni_atmio.c). Original warning:
> 
> WARNING: modpost: missing MODULE_LICENSE() in drivers/staging/comedi//drivers/ni_atmio.o
> see include/linux/module.h for more information.
> 
> No longer present after change.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Matthew Giassa <matthew@...ssa.net>
> ---
>   drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_atmio.c | 5 +++++
>   1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_atmio.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_atmio.c
> index 2d62a8c..ae6ed96 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_atmio.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_atmio.c
> @@ -361,3 +361,8 @@ static struct comedi_driver ni_atmio_driver = {
>   	.detach		= ni_atmio_detach,
>   };
>   module_comedi_driver(ni_atmio_driver);
> +
> +MODULE_AUTHOR("Comedi http://www.comedi.org");
> +MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Comedi low-level driver");
> +MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
> +
> 

Thanks.  I already reviewed a similar patch for the same driver by Jesse 
Chan, but that one never had the MODULE_AUTHOR line.  Also, your patch 
arrived earlier, so should take precedence.

Reviewed-by: Ian Abbott <abbotti@....co.uk>

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