linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/5 v4] add compression algorithm zBeWalgo

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Date:   Thu, 22 Mar 2018 07:53:08 +0100
From:   Benjamin Warnke <4bwarnke@...ormatik.uni-hamburg.de>
To:     Philippe Ombredanne <pombredanne@...b.com>
Cc:     Linux Crypto Mailing List <linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, minchan@...nel.org,
        Nitin Gupta <ngupta@...are.org>,
        Sergey Senozhatsky <sergey.senozhatsky.work@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/5 v4] add compression algorithm zBeWalgo

Hi Philippe,

> Actually to be consistent if you want to use GPL-2-0 (and not "or
> later") you should use:
> 
> 1. at the top, for a c. file:
> // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> 
> or for a .h file:
> /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
> 
> The doc explains it all. Including the comment style (a topic that has
> been discussed also on list quite bit: Linus had the final word there)
> 
> 2. and in your MODULE_LICENSE macro:
> 
> MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
> 
> .... because a MODULE_LICENSE("GPL"); would mean GPL-2.0+ (e.g. or any
> later version) and this would not match your top level license tag.

Thanks, I have done this correctly in my files, but accidentally written it wrong in my mail.

Cordinally
Benjamin Warnke